India, Feb. 24 -- The most wanted drug lord in Mexico is dead. And his fall did not happen by accident. Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," was killed Sunday in a Mexican military operation in Tapalpa. Mexican forces fired the shots. But the United States laid the groundwork. Every step of the way.

Government documents and official statements reveal a yearlong strategy ordered by President Donald Trump. A policy of "total elimination." Not just disrupting cartels. Not just managing the problem. Destroying them completely.

What Was Trump's 'Total Elimination' Strategy? It started on Day One. On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order. He directed the State Department to designate several cartels as Fo...