The InSight Take: CJNG's New Boss? Not So Fast

<p>Following the death of CJNG leader &quot;El Mencho&quot; in a February 2026 military operation, US authorities have named his stepson, Juan Carlos Valencia González, alias &quot;El 03,&quot; as the group&#39;s new leader. But El 03 is one of several senior CJNG figures with a claim to power, and the group may avoid naming a single visible boss at all. InSight Crime&#39;s Managing Editor Deborah Bonello speaks to Co-director Steven Dudley and Mexico investigators Victoria Dittmar and Parker Asmann about the CJNG&#39;s messy succession.</p>