From Police Officer to Cartel Leader: The Life of “El Mencho”
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho, the leader of CJNG - one of Mexico's two major cartels - was killed in his luxurious hideout during an operation conducted by the Mexican Army, which was also backed by the U.S. Following the cartel leader's death, his followers practically set the country ablaze. Airports were stormed, vehicles were set on fire on the roads. El Mencho, who was once a police officer, had a bounty of 15 million dollars placed on him by the U.S. for his capture. The life of El Mencho, who rose from being a police officer to leading a billion-dollar cartel...
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", was born in the city of Michoacán, Mexico in 1966.
In his youth, 'El Mencho', who joined the police force of the city where he was born and served as a police officer for a period, was arrested in the USA, where he had migrated, due to illicit substances. He was later deported.
Upon returning to Mexico, 'El Mencho' co-founded the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the country's second largest cartel, in collaboration with the Sinaloa Cartel.
The CJNG gained notoriety as a new generation cartel. The cartel drew attention particularly due to its organization, which resembled a military unit.
He began managing the billion-dollar cartel.
The cartel, notorious for smuggling banned substances into the U.S., is also implicated in a multitude of criminal activities including human trafficking, arms dealing, extortion, and money laundering.
Numerous lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. against the cartel leader and his close associates. Recently, the U.S. has put a bounty of 15 million dollars on 'El Mencho'. Moreover, the U.S. Department of State has designated the CJNG cartel as a 'foreign terrorist organization'.
It is estimated that the personal fortune of the cartel leader, who was killed in an operation by the Mexican army, surpasses 1 billion dollars.
The CJNG has clashed not only with the police, but also with its rival, the Sinaloa Cartel.
Originally affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG began to operate independently, capitalizing on the power vacuum created by the arrest and subsequent imprisonment of cartel leader El Chapo in the United States.
Primarily organized in Mexico's tourist regions, the CJNG cartel has rapidly expanded through tactics such as showcasing heavily armed members, utilizing social media propaganda, and exerting pressure on local authorities. It's estimated that the cartel has conducted illicit substance trade exceeding a total of 20 billion dollars.
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