La Jefa: the wife of slain drug kingpin El Mencho and the women at the heart of the cartels

Women often play a central role in the business activities of organized crime. Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock – By Adriana Marín, Lecturer in International Relations, Coventry University Published: 2026 Feb 26 – The death of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva …