After <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/the-predawn-ambush-in-a-sleepy-mountain-town-that-brought-down-a-drug-kingpin-09236e30?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Mexican authorities killed El Mencho</a>, the country’s most powerful drug lord, his cartel responded with violence <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/see-where-mexicos-cartels-are-in-control-9236c596%20?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">across the country.</a> The operation came amid pressure from the U.S. government on Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jose-decordoba?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">José De Córdoba</a> explains <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/mexico-races-to-prevent-cartel-war-after-the-killing-of-top-drug-boss-f3d0b6f1?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">the power struggle that will ensue </a>among the cartels and what it means for the global drug trade. Ryan Knutson hosts. 
Further Listening: - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2qb0eeoMGEG50NwXDrCiWB">Mexico's New Cocaine Kingpin is Cashing In</a>- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pnkfpFM4BEnOp4U1klFav">Drug Cartels' New Weapon: Chinese Money Launderers</a>
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