Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho" and the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), was buried in a golden casket in a large funeral procession with military presence, local media reported.
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The burial took place in Zapopan, a suburb of Guadalajara. A band played Mexican regional music and dozens of people joined the procession, which also featured large wreaths.
The Associated Press noted a funeral home began getting wreaths without a name. Some included the image of a rooster, likely a reference to the fact that El Mencho was sometimes called "Lord of the Roosters."
Federal prosecutors gave El Mencho's body to his family on Saturday, six days after killing him in a raid. The LA Times noted that his detail was not on high alert the day he was captured because the drug lord had hosted a party the night before.
The outlet added that he wasn't able to be constantly on the move and avoid law enforcement because he had a late-stage kidney disease. This meant that he needed dialysis on a daily basis, preventing him from having the same kind of movement as other high-profile fugitives.
These factors, along with the recent arrest of a public official suspected of having ties with the Jalisco Cartel, helped shape the operation. The official provided leads that helped intelligence officials determine the drug lord's potential location.
General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo explained that Mexican forces effectively managed to locate El Mencho after tracking down a lover of his. He said that military intelligence managed to locate a man close to one of El Mencho's lovers, allowing them to determine his location. Once the person left the premise, officers confirmed that El Mencho stayed there. Forces then moved on to detain him, engaging in a shootout with cartel operatives there.
El Mencho tried to escape while leaving a group of operatives behind to slow down government forces. He made it to a nearby wood, but forces pinned him down and wounded him. El Mencho was taken to a helicopter heading to Mexico City, but he died on the way.
Seven in 10 Mexicans approve of President Claudia Sheinbaum's handling of the operation. The survey, the latest installment of one conducted on a monthly basis by El Financiero, found that 72% of respondents approve of Sheinbaum's overall performance, her highest level since October, while 82% rated the operation itself as "good" or "very good."
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