A California man who co-founded one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartels pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge. Erick Valencia Salazar formed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the drug lord known as “El Mencho” who was killed by the Mexican army in … Read more
The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was buried Monday in a shiny golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence in the state that gave name to one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels. A federal official confirmed that Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” was buried in a cemetery in … Read more
The body of the notorious cartel leader known as “El Mencho,” who was killed in a military operation last week, was returned to his family, Mexico’s attorney general’s office said on Saturday. Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, who had a $15 million U.S. bounty on his head, was wounded by Mexican security forces in Jalisco and died while … Read more
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The U.S. State Department says it will pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers identified as leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in the state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana SAN DIEGO — The U.S. State Department said Thursday that it would pay up to $10 … Read more
The U.S. State Department said Thursday that it would pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers identified as leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in the state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana. The reward offer came the same day that authorities announced a new indictment against … Read more
For Americans who call Puerto Vallarta home, the violence over the weekend was an explosive reminder that they live in a country that is also home to some of the world’s most powerful drug cartels. But they’re not about to give up their place in the sun. Charity Palmatier, who lives year-round just outside the … Read more
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Surveillance of a romantic partner helped put the Mexican armed forces on the trail of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel known as “El Mencho,” who was captured and killed Sunday, Mexican authorities said Monday. Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Ricardo Trevilla said that Sunday’s Mexican special forces operation, which … Read more
He was known as “El Mencho” and was one of the most wanted men on the continent. The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, whose full name was Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was killed Sunday in a military operation in western Mexico. Violent clashes broke out following the operation that led to Oseguera Cervantes’ … Read more