{"id":147896,"date":"2026-02-25T13:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/the-cartel-of-the-four-letters-why-the-cjng-changed-the-rules-of-fear\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:24:28","slug":"the-cartel-of-the-four-letters-why-the-cjng-changed-the-rules-of-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/en\/the-cartel-of-the-four-letters-why-the-cjng-changed-the-rules-of-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cartel of the &#8220;Four Letters&#8221;: Why the CJNG changed the rules of fear?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is neither the oldest nor the largest in number of members, but it is the most lethal. We explain why the Jalisco Cartel &#8211; New Generation (CJNG) has become the world&#8217;s worst security nightmare. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve heard of the &#8220;Four Letter Cartel,&#8221; you know the name is imposing. But what makes the CJNG different from &#8220;old school&#8221; cartels like the Sinaloa Cartel? It&#8217;s not just the trafficking of substances; it&#8217;s how they operate. Here we sum it up for you in a clear way.   <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. A guerrilla structure, not a gang structure.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These men are not special forces, they are members of the criminal group CJNG, one of the most powerful and feared cartels in Mexico.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tOlsXaitcU\">pic.twitter.com\/tOlsXaitcU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Creepy.org (@creepydotorg)  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/creepydotorg\/status\/1763468454835716535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nUnlike other groups, the CJNG doesn&#8217;t just use hitmen; it uses soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Its armed wing is equipped with tactical uniforms, hand-armored vehicles (the famous &#8220;monsters&#8221;) and high-caliber weaponry including grenade launchers and explosive-laden drones.<\/p>\n<p>Its organization is vertical and disciplined.<\/p>\n<p>They have &#8220;plaza bosses&#8221; who function as regional governors, and logistics that allow them to take over entire cities in a matter of minutes, as they have demonstrated with their narco-blockades.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Control of the &#8220;gates of the world&#8221;.<\/h2>\n<p>The CJNG understood that the business is not only in the routes, but also in the ports.<\/p>\n<p>Their absolute control over Manzanillo, Colima, and L\u00e1zaro C\u00e1rdenas, Michoac\u00e1n, allows them to receive precursor chemicals directly from Asia to manufacture fentanyl and methamphetamines.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Global Expansion: From Jalisco to the World<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Hideouts of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; on the outskirts of Talpa de Allende, Jalisco.<\/p>\n<p>Hideouts of CJNG leader &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; on the outskirts of Talpa de Allende, JL.<\/p>\n<p>1.(20\u00b015&#8217;38 &#8220;N 104\u00b056&#8217;48 &#8220;W)<br \/>\n2. (20\u00b014&#8217;49 &#8220;N 104\u00b057&#8217;11 &#8220;W)<br \/>\n3. (20\u00b014&#8217;45 &#8220;N 104\u00b057&#8217;57 &#8220;W) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/APbI6dcRYJ\">pic.twitter.com\/APbI6dcRYJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; crux1469 (@crux1469)  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crux1469\/status\/1802100236782809189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThis cartel is no longer &#8220;Jalisco&#8221; in name only. Its presence has been detected in: <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Americas:<\/strong> Full control in Mexico and strong routes in the US and Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe:<\/strong> Alliances with the Italian mafia (&#8220;Ndrangheta&#8221;) to flood the continent with cocaine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asia and Oceania:<\/strong> Operations in Australia and Japan, where drug prices are tripling.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Financial support: &#8220;Los Cuinis&#8221;.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">They are &#8220;Los Cuinis&#8221;, the financial brains behind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CJNG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CJNG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Jalisco Cartel &#8211; New Generation used violence to expand in the country, while &#8220;Los Cuinis&#8221; worked in the shadows, becoming the true economic engine of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Led by the&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SreC9ksMpz\">pic.twitter.com\/SreC9ksMpz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Azteca Noticias (@AztecaNoticias) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AztecaNoticias\/status\/2026830018647658664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBehind the bullets, there are bills.<\/p>\n<p>The financial arm of the CJNG, known as Los Cuinis (family of &#8220;Mencho&#8217;s&#8221; wife), is considered one of the most sophisticated in the world, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvazteca.com\/aztecanoticias\/los-cuinis-el-cerebro-financiero-detras-del-imperio-del-cjng-el-mencho-estados-unidos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azteca Noticias<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They have used everything from real estate to shopping malls and tequila brands to launder money, making their structure very difficult to dismantle.<\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/cronologia-caida-cjng-muerte-mencho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fall<\/a> of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the question is not whether the cartel will disappear, but who will take control.<\/p>\n<p>Their structure is so fragmented but coordinated that the risk of an internal war for the throne could unleash an unprecedented wave of violence in the states where they have a presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is neither the oldest nor the largest in number of members, but it is the most lethal. 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