Drug gangster’s killing triggers violence across Mexico

Mar. 02, 2026

Q: Mexico was swept by a wave of fires and violence by drug gang members last week after the government killed the nation’s most wanted drug cartel boss, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho. Where is Mexico?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Most of last week’s rioting by drug gangsters occurred around what city near Mexico’s west coast?

A. Guadalajara

B. Mexico City

C. Monterrey

Q: Killing El Mencho is likely to spark violence between Mexican drug gangs, but it is unlikely to stop the flow to the world’s largest consumer of illegal drugs – the United States. What percentage of U.S.residents 12 years or older said they used illegal drugs in 2024?

A. 15%

B. 20%

C. 25%

D. 30%

Q: El Mencho is hardly the first drug cartel leader to be killed or imprisoned by a government. Mexican drug cartels gained much greater power after gangsters lost power in which nation?

A. Bolivia

B. Colombia

C. Honduras

D. Venezeula

Q: It is estimated that the United States has spent more than $1 trillion in its war on drugs. What has happened since the “war” was declared by President Richard Nixon in 1971?

A. Drug use increased

B. Street prices dropped

C. Imprisonment exploded

D. All of the above

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