New Jalisco Cartel leader's US birth certificate reveals California origins

Following the death of El Mencho, his stepson Juan Carlos Valencia González has assumed leadership of the Jalisco Cartel and is now the DEA's most wanted fugitive. His birth certificate, obtained by El País, reveals he was born in a private medical center in a Los Angeles suburb, complicating extradition and law enforcement efforts. The revelation underscores the cartel's cross-border operational depth and raises questions about US law enforcement's ability to track a US-born kingpin.