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Mexican 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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Mexico’s Mencho mayhem: What really happened and what’s next?
Special to WorldTribune.com by Allan Wall, March 1, 2026 The Feb. 22 killing of Nemesio Ruben “el Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, cartel boss of the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación) provoked a massive retaliation by the cartel.[See El Mencho Killed by Mexican Military; Reprisal Attacks Erupt ] The raid was carried out by Mexican Army Special […]
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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