The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) confirmed the death of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation ( CJNG), in an operation by the Mexican Army, following forensic analysis of his body and verification of his identity.
This was announced by the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, during Monday’s presidential conference in response to questions from journalists.
“The Attorney General’s Office has confirmed that they have. They have already been identified and confirmed,” said the official, referring to the forensic examination of El Mencho’s body and that of two other people from his “security circle” who also died in the operation led by Mexican special forces.
Their identities were confirmed at the offices of the Special Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) in Mexico City, where the bodies were taken from the western state of Jalisco.
In the vicinity of the Public Prosecutor’s Office building there is a strong security deployment of National Guard troops, who are guarding the immediate perimeter to prevent any attack or incident against the authorities.
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, ‘El Mencho’ died at the hands of authorities
Regarding what will happen to the body of the CJNG leader, the Security Secretary stated that “normally, the family members claim it and it is handed over,” although he did not specify when this eventual delivery of El Mencho’s body would take place or under what circumstances.
Oseguera Cervantes was killed during an operation in Tapalpa, 130 kilometers south of Jalisco’s capital Guadalajara. El Mencho, 59, was one of the most wanted criminals by Mexican and US authorities, with a million-dollar reward for information leading to his capture.
Washington accused him of leading a “reign of terror” in Mexico and destroying “countless lives” by trafficking fentanyl, and offered up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
Under his command, the CJNG expanded its presence in Mexico and strengthened drug trafficking routes, including fentanyl to the United States, placing it among the most wanted drug traffickers in both countries, reported Agencia EFE.
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