While Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes provided the bullets, Rosalinda Gonzalez Valencia provided the cash. Discover how the matriarch of the “Los Cuinis” clan turned a criminal cell into a multi-million dollar business consortium.
In the world of drug trafficking, male names tend to grab the headlines, but in the structure of the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation (CJNG), the name Rosalinda Gonzalez Valencia weighs as much or more than that of “Mencho” himself. Known as “La Jefa,” Rosalinda is the linchpin that links military power with financial intelligence.
The “Los Cuinis” Clan: A family of gold
They are “Los Cuinis”, the financial brains behind #CJNG
The Jalisco Cartel – New Generation used violence to expand in the country, while “Los Cuinis” worked in the shadows, becoming the true economic engine of the organization.
Led by the… pic.twitter.com/SreC9ksMpz
– Azteca Noticias (@AztecaNoticias) February 26, 2026
Rosalinda did not come to the world of crime by chance.
She is part of the González Valencia family, a large family known as “Los Cuinis”.
Originally part of the Milenio Cartel, this group specialized in something few capos understood decades ago: white-collar money laundering.
When Rosalinda married Nemesio Oseguera, they not only joined their lives; they joined two forces.
She provided the economic support of her family, allowing the CJNG to have unlimited resources to buy weapons and corrupt authorities from the beginning.
More than a wife: The Financial Operator
More than just the wife of “El Mencho,” Rosalinda was a strategic player in the consolidation of the cartel, especially because of her links with “Los Cuinis,” headed by her brother Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, who strengthened the organization’s finances. Arrested since 2018 in several… pic.twitter.com/mapk1Jfw5g
– El Heraldo de México (@heraldodemexico) February 23, 2026
Unlike other capo couples who only enjoy luxury, “La Jefa” always played an active role, according to El Heraldo de Mexico.
According to authorities, she was in charge of overseeing money laundering networks that included:
Luxury real estate in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.
Shopping malls and consulting firms.
Tequila brands and export products.
Captures and the challenge to the State
#UltimaHora The execution of El Mencho was given for following Guadalupe Moreno Carillo, who was his new partner. His wife Rosalinda González Valencia is in prison @Defensamx1 pic.twitter.com/hg2du3i4bT
– La Querella Digital (@QuerellaDigital) February 23, 2026
Rosalinda’s importance is such that every time she has been captured, the organization has reacted violently.
2018: She was arrested in Zapopan, but was released after paying a millionaire bail.
2021: She was captured again in an operation that included special forces. Only hours later, the kidnapping of two marines in Jalisco was reported, presumably in retaliation for her arrest.
The end of an era
The possible successor to the Jalisco Cartel is Mencho’s wife
Rosalinda Gonzalez Valencia (a) La JEFA.In prison for 2 years but released by Norma Piña and her henchmen
Family: Los “Cuinis” $ and mother of Rubén “El Menchito”, Jessica Johanna and Laisha Michelle Oseguera pic.twitter.com/DMfECviWoI
– Santy Así Mero! (@SantyRuize) February 23, 2026
Today, with Rosalinda in prison and the confirmation of the death of “Mencho,” the Gonzalez Valencia clan faces its biggest challenge.
“La Jefa” remains a respected figure within the cartel, and many analysts suggest that, even from jail, her influence is vital to maintaining the cohesion of what remains of the CJNG leadership.
Without it, the CJNG would not have gone beyond being a regional guerrilla group; with it, it became a global empire that today, after the death of its leader, struggles not to fragment.
