Las Vegas (KSNV) \u2014 A surge of violence in Mexico is being blamed on a power vacuum at the top of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, with concerns that it could have ripple effects for Americans traveling there and for law enforcement in the United States.<\/p>\n
Former DEA agent Dan Neill said the turmoil is creating an opening for others inside the cartel and for rival traffickers. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to cause chaos right now, and that\u2019s what you\u2019re seeing,\u201d Neill said. He said the violence \u201cstems from a power vacuum at the top of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel,\u201d adding that \u201cfor other leaders in that cartel, and for other drug traffickers, it\u2019s an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neill said internal jockeying for control could intensify the conflict. <\/p>\n
\u201cNow, those that are the number two or number three positions are going to want to move up, or your rival drug traffickers are going to want to try to take that over,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as \u201cEl Mencho,\u201d was described as the boss of a massive crime organization responsible for moving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine into the U.S., and for ordering brazen attacks against government officials in Mexico.<\/p>\n
Neill said he expects the situation to be resolved quickly, but still believes it could affect the United States. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re talking, this is going to get resolved fairly quickly, but I think it\u2019ll have a little bit of an impact on the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n