Bangladesh, Feb. 24 -- The killing of notorious cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho, marks a watershed moment in the long-running war against organized crime in Mexico. For observers in Bangladesh and beyond who track transnational security dynamics, the episode underscores how intelligence cooperation, rather than unilateral force, is increasingly shaping high-value counter-narcotics operations.

Mexican authorities confirmed that Oseguera Cervantes succumbed to injuries sustained during a targeted operation in Tapalpa, in the western state of Jalisco. The operation, according to both Mexican officials and US media reports, was significantly bolstered by American intelligence. The head of the Jalisco New G...