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18. The Guardian characterizes it as finally getting done after pressure from trump

Reply to chowder66 (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:34 AM

16 hrs ago

Washington had offered a $15m (£11m) reward for his capture, and the White House confirmed that the US provided intelligence support to the operation. Senior US officials celebrated the killing, which follows months of pressure from Donald Trump over the influx of drugs and migrants across the 1,954-mile (3,145km) border between the two countries.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/el-mencho-mexican-drug-cartel-boss-killing-violence

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