The Mexican government is pushing a “Tough on Cartels” propaganda operation through U.S. media outlets while simultaneously protecting some of the country’s top, currently active, cartel bosses. Breitbart Texas reported extensively on the Mexican government’s exaggerations and half-truths about enforcement actions. Breitbart articles highlighted Mexico’s continued protection of leaders like the Cartel Jalisco New Generation boss, “El Mencho.” The New York Times fell for this PR strategy in a recent article, claiming cartels are in fear.
Despite claims of being tough on cartels, Mexican authorities continue protecting top cartel bosses; one example is the current leader of Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, who is a personal friend of Mexico’s Secretary of Defense Ricardo Trevilla Trejo. As first reported by Cartel Chronicles Co-Founder Brandon Darby during Breitbart News Daily episode 715, in his military history, Trevilla Trejo was a Mexican Army General assigned to Michoacan, where he interacted with some of the top cartel bosses and befriended Oseguera and others.
Despite CJNG being one of Mexico’s most violent criminal organizations, the country’s security apparatus has avoided directly clashing with its gunmen and has not gone after that organization’s top leadership. This is despite the U.S. government having repeatedly shared El Menchos locations and hideouts in Jalisco, Colima, and Guanajuato.
