El Jardinero Gets Trimmed by Mexican Authorities
Peter Zeihan
5 min
When you have an organization... that doesn't have a clear leader, you tend to get a lot of competition within the factions, and eventually that turns into a shooting war. Mexico's near-term future is probably more fighting as the most violent cartel they have ever had now falls into infighting as well.
Chapters
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0:00
The Arrest of El Jardinero
Adias Flores Silva, known as El Jardinero, a high-ranking leader in the Jalisco New Generation cartel, was arrested on April 28th and will likely never be heard from again.
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0:36
The Rise and Fall of Cartel Alliances
Historically, two major alliances dominated Mexican organized crime: the corporate Sinaloa cartel led by El Chapo and the violent franchise model of Jalisco New Generation led by El Mencho.
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2:08
The Collapse of Leadership Structures
With the death of El Mencho and the arrest of El Jardinero, the lack of clear leadership in both cartels will lead to intense internal competition and violence. The breakdown of these cartels means Mexico's near future will involve more fighting as the most violent cartel falls into infighting.
Key points
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Adias Flores Silva, known as El Jardinero, was a high-up leader in the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
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El Jardinero was arrested on April 28th and will likely never be heard from again.
- 0:36
The Sinaloa cartel historically operated as a corporate entity run by El Chapo.
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El Mencho led the Jalisco New Generation using a violent franchise model that shot police chiefs.
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The death of El Mencho caused the Jalisco New Generation to break down from the inside.
- 2:08
El Jardinero had reached out to Los Chupitos to cut a deal combining their strengths.
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Without clear leadership, organizations tend to get competition within factions that turns into a shooting war.
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Mexico's near-term future is probably more fighting as the most violent cartel falls into infighting.
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