SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — While many hailed last week’s killing of Jalisco cartel boss Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera as a great day in the fight against drugs in the U.S. and Mexico, one border expert is saying “not so fast.”
Ev Meade, historian and the director of Proceso Pacífico, which runs peacebuilding programs in Mexican and Colombian communities impacted by cartel violence, tells Border Report Live simply killing “capos” like Oseguera is not enough to end cartel dominance over Mexico.
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Meade also discussed President Trump’s influence over his counterpart in Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, and the likelihood of U.S. military intervention south of the border.
Another topic broached by Meade on Border Report Live is the need for more severe punishment for murder in Mexico on par with prison sentences given for drug trafficking.
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Lastly, he discusses the need for social programs in Mexico to restore educational, business and job creation.
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