Deep in a heavily guarded mountain hideout in the heart of the Sierra Madre mountains, a new drug king is reigning. He is 59-year-old <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/brutal-gang-rises-as-mexicos-top-security-threat-11594209600?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Nemesio “Mencho” Oseguera</a> and his cartel has achieved dominance capitalizing on <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/cocaine-colombia-industry-production-7f10201b?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">America’s resurgent love of cocaine</a> and the Trump administration’s escalating <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/for-mexico-trumps-focus-on-fentanyl-brings-new-tariff-blow-05ea74b8?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">war on fentanyl</a>. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jose-decordoba?mod=WSJ_TJPOD%20?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">José de Córdoba</a> recounts the rise. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Ryan Knutson</a> hosts.
Further Listening: - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nZfgZqqzdQ7z96P8pPlsk">The Drug You’ve Never Heard of Wreaking Havoc Across Europe</a>- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/646EANP6vksjytppoMHX6x">A Cocaine Kingpin and the Rise of Drug Violence in Europe</a>
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