rick Valencia Salazar, one of the clan members, wanted El Mencho to take command. Low 27F. Paying semitruck drivers to haul hidden caches of drugs into the U.S. and return cash to Mexico. And though few Americans know his name, authorities promise they soon will. Becoming partly cloudy after some evening wind and rain. The sanction was joint investigation conducted by the Treasury and the DEA office in Los Angeles as part of a larger effort with their Mexican counterparts to sanction drug trafficking groups in Mexico. CJNG's rapid rise to power and its expansion havestunned and stymied Americas top drug fighters. Even after El Mencho's girlfriend went to prison, the cartel quickly returned to the Gulf Coast with more loads of drugs. The charges were later dropped and the case was closed. There, he built a thriving drug trafficking business, but the city's dominantcartel ordered him to leave when leaders became threatened by his success. His second security circle is much larger in size and serves as a rearguard to notify El Mencho's inner circle of suspicious activity and ambush potential parties that attempt to get close to him. CJNGmembers or associates would sell drugs to traffickers inWisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, California, Texas, Kentucky, Illinois and North Carolina. In 2009, the DEA detected that El Mencho was involved in another cocaine shipment originating from Ecuador. "If you provide information to the Mexican government, its probably the last thing you would say.". By 2014, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was indicted by a district court in Washington, D.C., on charges of running a continuous criminal enterprise, and for the alleged manufacture, importation and distribution of cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine. He is among the DEAs most wanted fugitives; the U.S. government has offered a $10million reward for information leading to his capture. He's a recluse, a cockfighting high-roller, a former cop and a maniac. During that time,overdoses sent more victims to Kentucky's morgues than bullets and car crashes combined withthe commonwealth sufferingthe fifth-highest overdose death rate in the nation. El Mencho eventually joined the Milenio Cartel, gaining a reputation as a cunning sicario, or hitman, and then a boss of hitmen in Guadalajara, Jalisco's capital city. After some time he left the police and joined organized crime as a full-time member of the Milenio Cartel. At night,from 2015 through April2017, Maciasdirected the flow of $30 millionworth ofheroin, cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth and fentanylfromMexico to Kentucky's two largest cities:Lexington and Louisville. One byproduct of the cartels recruitment campaign was that teenage drug dealers and petty thieves suddenly found themselves working as transnational criminals. When the security forces got to the area, a shootout broke out between the two parties. He was deported to Mexico several months later, but re-entered the U.S. and resettled in San Francisco. They also stated that the CJNG and Los Cuinis coordinated the collection and delivery of the drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico. 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[9] Some sources state that his birth-given name was Rubn but that he changed it to Nemesio in memory of his godfather. [27] On an international scale, the CJNG is mainly focused on trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine. We are seeing the threat to institutions, a reality already visible in some states and now reflected in Mexico City, Alfaro told reporters. But from the hospital, Garca Harfuch posted a tweet. Antonio lived in the U.S. and was released from a Mississippi prison in 2001 after completing his sentence for property damage charges. El Mencho is allegedly responsible for coordinating global drug trafficking operations. [23][24], As leader of the CJNG, El Mencho solidified his position and grew his organization through territorial expansion and by corrupting government officials. 2:35. Guerrero served as El Mencho's regional head in the Cinega and northern Los Altos regions in Jalisco, along with southeastern Guanajuato. U.S. law enforcement has described Rubn Oseguera-Gonzlez, AKA El Menchito, as a former second-in-command of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. "That's the type ofterrorists were dealing with here.". Histestimony helped convict a trafficker connected to CJNG in 2014. By 2014, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was indicted by a district court in Washington, D.C., on charges of running a "continuous criminal enterprise," and for. [78], Marn was accused in a California court, but the charges are not available to the public. [14], Three weeks after the incident both men were arrested by the police. The trail of viole Unlike the drug cartels of Pablo Escobars Colombia, Mexican drug trafficking organizations have rarely targeted top officials, in part to avoid a clash with the state and in part because they have found bribery a more useful tool than assassination. Ciro Macias Martinez led a double life, working as a horse groomer by day and overseeing the flow of $30 million worth of drugs into Kentuckyby night before being imprisoned in 2018 for meth trafficking and money laundering, federal records show. This year, despite the novel coronavirus, the violence has continued near record highs. One side was known as La Resistencia( The Resistance), the other was Los Mata Zetas(The Zeta Killers), headed by El Mencho. Agents say he typically travels in a convoy, surrounding himself withdozens of well-trained mercenaries armed with military-grade weapons that can tear through tanks, even aircraft. In America,ElMenchoexpectscartel members and associates to avoid violence, hidewealth anddisguise their CJNG affiliations, agents say. Between 2014 and 2016, the only region in the country where the CJNG lost its territorial presence was in Mexico City. The violence of 2015 was a wake-upcall,saidTerryCole, a former New York City police officer who oversees DEA agents in Guadalajaraas the assistant regional director forNorth and Central America. Around the same time, a rival criminal group known as Los Zetas, with the backing of the Gulf Cartel, carried out an armed offensive against the Milenio Cartel in Michoacn. Its much more an ecosystem than it is a vertically integrated organization, said Alejandro Hope, a security analyst who writes a well-known column in Mexicos El Universal newspaper. [80], Rosalinda Gonzlez Valencia is the wife of El Mencho. Adults and children are forced to work in CJNG's crude meth super labs vats on patches of dirt hidden in the jungle. The Guatemalan rainforest: Lush jungle, Mayan ruins and narco jets full of cocaine. Type of a scam Debt Collections. Are you on Telegram? "I promise, you will hear more about El Mencho.". Mexico's Defense Ministry arrested Antonio Oseguera, brother of Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera, alias 'El Mencho', this Tuesday at 5:20 a.m. (local. The body of local social media star Juan Luis Rosales, a.k.a "El Pirata de Culiacn", after he was shot and killed by Jalisco New Generation Cartel gunmen. He said he was not involved in the heroin deal and that the undercover agents were lying about him handling the drugs. . Omar Garca Harfuch, Mexico Citys secretary of public security, was shot and injured in an assassination attempt on June 26. How a Mexican cartel turned a rural area into a hidden cocaine hub, One mistake trapped a desperate dad in a Mexican drug cartel's web. Unlike his reclusive father, the 25-year-old lived in a luxury high-rise apartment in downtown Guadalajara and often stepped out in designer clothes to eat in fancy restaurants. [14] A few years later, he decided he wanted a better life for himself and immigrated illegally to the U.S. state of California in the 1980s. [60] In addition, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is looking to convict El Mencho for drug trafficking offenses. Both governments are offering up to $30million and US$10million, respectively, for information leading to his arrest. Pullup the seat. They also uncovered a second cocaine shipment from Colombia, Mexico, to the United States. Alderete also is accused of asking a criminal informant in Paducahfor assault rifles andagrenade launcherto supplya cartel "war" in Mexico,saidJesseRiddle, the Narcotics Unit captain with the McCracken County Sheriffs Office in Paducah. Bounty: US$10 million offered from the U.S. government; MXN$30 million offered from Mexico's, Originally the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was known as "Los Mata Zetas" and was an, Other sources state that the tequila company is based in. [10][11] He is widely known by his alias "El Mencho", a nickname that derives from the phonetic derivation of Nemesio. A VICIOUS drug war between El Chapo's sons and the Jalisco New Generation cartel has seen nearly 250 people slaughtered in a month in Mexico. The Mexican army on Tuesday arrested the brother of the country's most wanted drug cartel boss, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, the Mexico Defense Department said. When authorities arrested him, they found twoassault rifles, one inscribed with "Menchito" little Mencho and anotherengraved with"CJNG 02 JR.". He promised hugs, not bullets. Now Mexicos AMLO is facing an outcry over soaring violence. While Luis Alderete maintains his innocence,court records show that his brother, Roberto Alderete, identified Luis asa cartel lieutenant. When presenting the reportJalisco New Generation Cartel, mafia without borders" which has 10 chapters, Rodrguez Morales assured that the organization led by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho"manages the export of Colombian cocaine after the dismantling of the large drug cartels in that South American country. But in America, few know who he is or why his rise to power matters. In addition, the fall of Mexico's former top crime bosses cleared the way for El Mencho to gain visibility and status. In June 2020, cartel gunmen carried out a brazen attack in Mexico City that left the police chief seriously . [79] He was arrested in Jalisco on December 4, 2015 by the Mexican Army and Navy for working as one of El Mencho's top financial operators. [19] On 6 May 2010 his brother Juan Carlos (alias "El Tigre") was arrested too. The U.S government has crippled dozens ofbusinessesthat supported CJNGandsentElMenchosson and chief financial backer to prison, along with members of his inner circle. 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.