Mexico Close To Capturing 'CJNG' Leader El Mencho In 2024, According To Report

By Char 2/28/2024 10:44:00 PM
"Char" for Borderland Beat

This article was reposted and translated from INFOBAE

Disclosure of information suggesting organized crime financing for Lopez Obrador's 2006 presidential campaign halted the major operation.

By: Andres Martinez

"MENCHO" "EL SEÑOR DE LOS GALLOS" "EL 1" "DON RUBEN"

Recent disagreements between Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over an investigation into alleged organized crime financing of the 2006 presidential election have resulted in an unexpected beneficiary: Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG).

Tension between the two sides has hindered operations aimed at capturing one of the most wanted criminals, reported journalist Oscar Balderas on MVS Noticias. The planning of an operation aimed at arresting 'El Mencho' was affected due to a diplomatic conflict, leaving the CJNG leader to operate more freely.

The discord between Mexico and the DEA intensified following the release of information suggesting organized crime financing of Lopez Obrador's 2006 presidential campaign. This triggered a series of leaks that undermined trust and collaboration between the two countries on security issues.

Mutual accusations and the cessation of cooperation between Mexico and the U.S. have given 'El Mencho', and by extension the CJNG, a tactical advantage in this period of political and diplomatic turbulence. (Infobae México/Jovani Pérez)

More:
https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2024/02/mexico-close-to-capturing-cjng-leader.html

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"El Mencho" Wikipedia:

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes (Latin American Spanish: [neˈmesio oseˈɣeɾa seɾˈβantes]; born 17 July 1966, or 17 July 1964), commonly referred to by his alias El Mencho ([el ˈmentʃo]), is a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), an organized crime group based in Jalisco. He is the most-wanted person in Mexico and one of the most-wanted in the U.S. Both governments are offering up to Mexican $30 million and US $10 million, respectively, for information leading to his arrest.

He is wanted for drug trafficking, organized crime involvement, and undocumented possession of firearms. El Mencho is allegedly responsible for coordinating global drug trafficking operations. Under his command, the CJNG became one of Mexico's leading criminal organizations.

Born into poverty in Mexico, El Mencho grew avocados and dropped out of primary school before immigrating illegally to the U.S. in the 1980s. After being arrested several times, he was deported to Mexico in the early 1990s and worked for the Milenio Cartel.[2] He eventually climbed to the top of the criminal organization and founded the CJNG after several of his bosses were arrested or killed.

His notoriety is also a result of his aggressive leadership and sensationalist acts of violence against both rival criminal groups and Mexican security forces alike. These attacks brought him increased government attention and an extensive manhunt. Security forces suspect he is hiding in the rural terrains of Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, and/or Colima, and is guarded by mercenaries with former military training.

In February 2022 unconfirmed reports began to surface stating that El Mencho had died from respiratory arrest while undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Guadalajara.[3]

However, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Kyle Mori, who heads the search for El Mencho, denied rumors of his death in an interview he gave to KFI AM's in March 2023.[4]

More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesio_Oseguera_Cervantes