"Apart from the heads of the Sinaloa cartel, 'El Mencho' has been the biggest prize for many, many years."
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Vanda Felbab-Brown, February 22, 2026
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Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes (17 July 1966 – 22 February 2026), 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.
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