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You know, in terms of how significant this is, this is probably the biggest fish they could possibly catch.

Nemesio Oseguera, or El Mencho, as he's more commonly known, was the major player when it came to organized crime here.

It can't be overstated how significant, how big of an impact against organized crime groups this, well, capture and then his subsequent death really is for Mexico.

And that's why we saw sort of this response in the streets from his associates in these organized crime groups.

Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, CJNG, or Las Cuatro Letras, the four letters, they have various names.

They're kind of, they are the largest organized crime group here, the most powerful, the most well-connected.

It's said that they were rivaling, you know, inter-transnational corporations in terms of their reach and their international business connections.

What was interesting about them is that they sort of were, in a way, a kind of a new manifestation of organized crime groups.

I think a lot of times people think of the cartels, you know, Sinaloa, El Chapo, right?

Felix Arellano, all of these different groups from...

you know, the series Netflix that covered, you know, the Mexican organized crime situation.

This one was a little bit different in that they were able to fill a vacuum incredibly quickly, grow incredibly quickly.