THE NEXT-GENERATION NARCO.

DRUG dealers; ORGANIZED crime; DRUG traffic; HOMICIDE; SOCIAL conditions in Mexico; NARCOTERRORISM; TWENTY-first century

The article reports on the Mexican drug cartel boss Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, and his leadership of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación. Emphasis is given to topics such as the growth in Mexico's homicide rate, mass killings and violent behaviors attributed to El Mencho, and the drug war between cartels and the government.