Mexico took down a drug lord. Can it take down his empire?

击毙大毒枭是胜利的开始,还是更大暴乱的导火索?

The Story

2026-03-05

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When the Mexican government took down a drug lord last week, the Sunday Times was there to document the aftermath. Does this mark a turning point in the war on drugs? Or are things about to get much worse?  A warning that this episode contains descriptions of graphic violence.  Our listener survey is live - find it here. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Louise Callaghan, Americas correspondent, The Sunday Times.  Host: Rosie Wright.  Producer: Micaela Arneson.  We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: A cartel boss is dead, but normal Mexicans always pay the price Further listening: The town ripped apart by Mexico’s new narcos  Clips: BBC, WMTW, Configo FN, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Noticias Telemundo, Reuters. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Katie Prescott here from the Times Tech podcast.

  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is the Story.

  • I'm Rosie Wright.

  • I'm in a busy square in the middle of Guadalajara,

  • which is one of Mexico's biggest cities.

  • And it's almost sunset.

  • There's families walking around, people selling food on the streets.

  • But just a few days ago, it was completely empty.

  • Louise Callaghan is the America's correspondent for The Sunday Times.

  • She was in Mexico last week when the news broke

  • that the military had killed a major drug lord.

  • El Mencho was the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

  • He was shot in a dawn raid and died from his injuries.

  • The reaction from his cartel has been immediate and violent.

  • We saw men with masks on, guns in their hands, stopping vehicles,

  • pulling them out of their vehicles

  • and then lighting those vehicles on fire.

  • Now, violence seems to have calmed down.

  • But things aren't back to normal.

  • The people I've interviewed here in the last week say that