The elimination of 'Mencho' is a purely symbolic change. Specialist Edgardo Buscaglia also emphasized the need for citizen audits and profound reforms to the State to break the link between organized crime and authorities. He explained that without these measures, violence, corruption, and forced disappearances will continue to grow, despite the capture or death of drug lords. The Mexican State has been captured by businessmen and politicians linked to organized crime, which is why, even if a leader like Mencho dies, the organization continues and adapts. Finally, the specialist pointed out that real change will depend on social pressure, international coordination, and genuine political will. The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Rubén 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes, recently killed by the Mexican Army, is 'a son of the Mexican State,' warned researcher Edgardo Buscaglia. According to the specialist, his rise and the power of the CJNG would not have been possible without networks of political, patrimonial, and logistical complicity that operate within the country's institutions. Without these vast networks, neither 'El Mencho,' nor 'El Mayo' Zambada, nor 'El Chapo' Guzmán could have reached the level of economic, social, and political power that these organizations have today. In an interview for Aristegui en Vivo, Buscaglia added that while the death of operational leaders generates headlines, the criminal structure remains intact and will continue to expand as long as action is not taken against its political and business support. The expert noted that Mexico lacks mechanisms similar to the 'maxi-trials' applied in Colombia and Italy, where politicians, businessmen, and criminal leaders were pursued simultaneously, dismantling the protection networks that sustain the cartels. As long as the political and economic directorates are not dismantled, this will not end.
