Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as “El Mencho” and Mexico‘s most-wanted drug lord, has been killed by Mexican security forces. The operation took place on Sunday, with the US providing key intelligence support.
El Mencho was the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, also known as CJNG, which the US has designated as a terrorist organization. He had been a fugitive since 2017 and faced multiple serious charges from the US Department of State, including running a criminal enterprise, conspiring to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl for import into the US, and using a firearm during drug trafficking crimes.
