supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoViolence erupts after Mexican security forces kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down10
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkViolence erupts after Mexican security forces kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’www.theguardian.comsupersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squarekurmudgeon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 days agoIt’s sort of crazy that the U.S. had intelligence on where El Mencho would be that deep into Mexico, but the Mexican government was unaware. Jalisco isn’t just across the border, it’s deep in Mexico.
minus-squareHasturInYellow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoHow does it being “deep in Mexico” have any bearing? They have informants and satellites.
It’s sort of crazy that the U.S. had intelligence on where El Mencho would be that deep into Mexico, but the Mexican government was unaware. Jalisco isn’t just across the border, it’s deep in Mexico.
How does it being “deep in Mexico” have any bearing? They have informants and satellites.