US EditionMexican authorities hand over body of ‘El Mencho’ to his family
Mexican officials returned El Mencho's body to relatives after confirming DNA match, following his death in a military operation that triggered over 70 violent deaths.
- Mexico's Attorney General's Office returned the body of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes to his family after verifying kinship through genetic tests, following his death last week.
- Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, active since around 2009 and designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February 2025, with a $15 million U.S. bounty.
- The killing sparked retaliatory violence across some 20 states, leaving more than 70 people dead, including members of Mexico's National Guard.
- U.S. agencies said they provided complementary information, and Mexico's military carried out the operation while homeland security officials monitor for threats from the cartel's U.S. networks.
- Soldiers stood guard at the Federal Forensic Service in Mexico City, and officials described the death as a major prize from intensified U.S.-Mexico counter-cartel cooperation under President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) reported yesterday that, after exhausting all the necessary protocol procedures, it handed over the body of Rubén Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, to his relatives.
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The death of the leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) has not closed a war, but has shown again what happens when a plan is missing for the next dayThe fall of 'El Mencho' in Mexico unleashes the violence of the narco all over the country A few hours after Mexican special forces killed on 22 February Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, 'El Mencho', leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), the country experienced a coor…
The Attorney General's Office reported that the body of Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho," was handed over to his family on Saturday afternoon.
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