Lover’s Trail Leads Troops To El Mencho’s Final Hideout
A carefully coordinated intelligence effort led Mexican forces to a secluded mountain compound where the country’s most wanted cartel leader made his final stand, officials said. According to the New York Post , Defense…
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About Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to by his alias "El Mencho", was a Mexican drug lord and head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), an organized crime group based in Jalisco. He was the most wanted person in Mexico and one of the most wanted in the United States at the time of his death. The U.S. government and the Mexican government were offering rewards of up to US$15 million and MXN$300 million, respectively, for information leading to his arrest.
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- criminal
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Born
- July 17, 1966
- Died
- February 22, 2026