I just read a very interesting analysis about how the landscape of organized crime in Mexico is shaping up after the latest operations. El Mencho's death left a significant void, but what caught my attention is that now there is an entirely new generation of drug traffickers who are in the crosshairs of the United States with multimillion-dollar rewards.

The Guzmán Salazar family, sons of El Chapo, remain some of the most wanted. Each has a reward of $10 million for their capture, mainly for coordinating the trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs into U.S. territory. But what's interesting is that they are no longer the only ones moving the needle in this.

On the FBI's list of the 10 most dangerous fugitives in the world, there is only one Mexican: Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, known as El Chapo Isidro. A $5 million reward is offered for information leading to his arrest. This guy is considered one of the key operators of the Sinaloa Cartel and controls critical fentanyl and methamphetamine routes in the north.

But what is really happening is that smaller organizations are gaining power. Aureliano Guzmán Loera, Chapo's brother, remains active with a $5 million reward. Then there are the leaders of Cárteles Unidos and La Nueva Familia Michoacana, who are accumulating more influence each day. In particular, figures like Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and his brother Alfredo, who lead La Nueva Familia Michoacana, are on the U.S. radar with rewards ranging from $3 to $10 million each.

Juan José Farías Álvarez, known as El Abuelo, is also on the list, associated with Cárteles Unidos. And then there’s Julio César Montero Pinzón, a financial and military operator of CJNG, who remains a top priority target.

What I see is a clear fragmentation. The big cartels are splitting into smaller but more specialized structures. Fentanyl is what drives everything now, and U.S. authorities are focused on anyone who controls those routes. El Mencho's death was not the end of anything, just a change in the game. These new names emerging are the ones that will define what organized crime in Mexico looks like in the coming years.