Nemesio Oseguera, ‘El Mencho,’ leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed during an operation Sunday morning in Tapalpa, Jalisco, according to the Ministry of National Defense (Defensa).
In a statement, the Defense Ministry reported that federal forces carried out an operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, to arrest ‘El Mencho,’ who reportedly died in a confrontation.
“During this operation, military personnel were attacked, and in self-defense they repelled the aggression, resulting in the deaths of four members of the ‘CJNG’ criminal group at the scene and three others being seriously wounded. These three died during their air transport to Mexico City; among the latter was Rubén ‘N’ (a) Mencho. However, the appropriate authorities will be responsible for the forensic investigations to identify him,” the statement reads.
The Ministry of Defense reported that three soldiers were wounded and were airlifted to Mexico City for emergency medical treatment.
“For the execution of this operation, in addition to central military intelligence work, within the framework of bilateral coordination and cooperation with the United States, supplementary information was obtained from authorities in that country,” the statement adds.
In federal security files in Mexico and the United States, the name of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes appears linked to one of the most violent and expansive criminal groups of the last decade. Known as “El Mencho,” he is considered the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), an organization with a presence in multiple states across the country.
According to public information from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Oseguera Cervantes faces federal charges for drug trafficking and organized crime.
U.S. authorities accuse him of conspiring to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as participating in acts of extreme violence to consolidate his criminal structure.
In Mexico, the then Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and later the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) have identified him as the main leader of the CJNG, a group that emerged after the fragmentation of the Milenio Cartel.
Source: El Financiero
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