The Brutal Rise Of El Mencho • Discoverology

The Brutal Rise Of El Mencho

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A former Jalisco state policeman who once served three years in a U.S. prison for selling heroin, Mencho heads what many experts call Mexico’s fastest-growing, deadliest and, according to some, richest drug cartel – the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, or CJNG.

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