{"id":320231,"date":"2026-02-23T21:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-mexico-contain-cartel-violence-before-the-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:00:12","slug":"can-mexico-contain-cartel-violence-before-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-mexico-contain-cartel-violence-before-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Mexico contain cartel violence before the World Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EFP_UgyBKUc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can Mexico contain cartel violence before the World Cup?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EFP_UgyBKUc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A $15 million bounty, a failed capture, and a dead cartel leader. The killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes aka El Mencho by Mexican special forces has triggered a violent backlash across the country, with the CJNG torching businesses, blocking highways with burning vehicles, and spreading panic in major cities including Guadalajara, one of the host locations for this summer\u2019s FIFA World Cup. Tourists have been told to stay indoors, airports have shut down routes, and Mexico\u2019s government is once again being tested on whether it can maintain control.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s episode of The Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by journalist Deborah Bonelle, Cecilia Farf\u00e1n-M\u00e9ndez from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, and Benjamin Smith, Professor of Latin American History at the University of Warwick and author of The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade, to discuss what El Mencho\u2019s death reveals about state power, cartel dominance, US-Mexico pressure, and what this violence means for the world\u2019s biggest sporting event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A $15 million bounty, a failed capture, and a dead cartel leader. 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