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    "capture and killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel",
    "Elon Musk's X takes EU to court over £105m censorship fine",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe President of Mexico has threatened legal action against Elon Musk after he accused her of being linked to drug cartels.\n\nThe tech tycoon responded to a 2025 video of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum discussing cartel violence, claiming she was “saying what her cartel bosses tell her to say”.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIt comes after the capture and killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera, \"El Mencho\", by Mexico's security forces.\n\nSpeaking at her daily morning press conference, Mrs Sheinbaum said she was considering whether to pursue legal action.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nShe added that government lawyers were reviewing the case, though acknowledged she could face challenges bringing a defamation claim in the US due to strong free speech protections.\n\nIn the 2025 video, Mrs Sheinbaum said a return to a “war on drugs” was not possible.\n\nShe said: \"Returning to the war on drugs is not an option... it is outside the framework of the law.\"\n\nFormer president Felipe Calderón launched “Operation Michoacán” in December 2006, triggering years of violence and clashes between cartels and military forces.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMrs Sheinbaum said security would continue to stabilise following cartel violence linked to the death of Oseguera, and ruled out a renewed military-style crackdown.\n\n\"The detention of a suspected criminal with an arrest warrant can generate this type of circumstance, but we are looking for peace, not war,\" she said.\n\nMorena Party president Luisa Alcalde also responded to Mr Musk’s post, urging the SpaceX chief to use his platform and social media network X to combat drug consumption, addiction, disinformation and the promotion of narco culture.\n\nShe said: \"Wealth does not give moral authority.\n\n### LATEST FROM ELON MUSK\n\n\n\n\n  * Elon Musk's X takes EU to court over £105m censorship fine\n  * SpaceX comes to rescue of ISS astronauts after medical emergency triggers urgent evacuation\n  * Elon Musk faces global day of protest from Tesla Takedown activists as EV sales plummet\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"The lives that are lost in this fight, often fueled by consumption in other countries, are worth infinitely more than any fortune amassed in Silicon Valley.\"\n\nCartel-led violence continues across at least 20 Mexican states.\n\n\nMembers of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) have blockaded roads using spikes and nails, hijacked buses and other vehicles before setting them alight, and carried out arson attacks on local businesses including banks and pharmacies.\n\nThe killing of cartel leader “El Mencho” was reportedly achieved by tracking the movements of one of his romantic partners.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSix cartel members were killed during the operation, while three members of the Mexican military were injured.\n\nAt least 25 members of Mexico’s National Guard have died in Jalisco state since the violence escalated.\n\nSecurity Secretary Omar García Harfuch said 30 CJNG members had also been killed, along with a prison guard and an official from the state prosecutor’s office.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Mexico’s President threatens legal action against Elon Musk over cartel claim"
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