Man Whose Slain Brother Led Mexican Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in US
He faces a 15-year mandatory minimum after also admitting he possessed a firearm to advance the cartel drug scheme, prosecutors said.
- On Friday, Antonio Oseguera Cervantes pleaded guilty in Washington to conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine into the country.
- The defendant worked for cartels with his brother Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," who was killed by Mexican forces in Cointzio, Michoacán, in February 2026.
- Facing a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison, Oseguera Cervantes also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, having previously served in the Milenio Cartel.
- Transferred from Mexico in February 2025 for prosecution, Oseguera Cervantes now faces sentencing after President Donald Trump's administration designated the CJNG as a foreign terrorist organization.
- District Judge Beryl Howell is scheduled to sentence Oseguera Cervantes on Nov. 13, concluding the high-profile international drug trafficking case.
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Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'Tony Montana', El Mencho's brother, will hear his sentence next November 13 in a U.S. court.
Man whose slain brother led Mexican cartel pleads guilty to drug charges in U.S.
A man whose slain brother led one of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels pleaded guilty Friday in Washington to conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S.
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Man whose slain brother led Mexican cartel pleads guilty to drug charges in US
A man whose slain brother led one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartels has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S.
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of the late leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of drug trafficking and possession of arms before a U.S. court, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The 67-year-old defendant from Michoacan, also known as Tony Montana, accepted his responsibility for two crimes: conspiring to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, and the use, bearing and possessi…
The brother of the deceased leader of the CJNG, 'El Mencho', pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and possession of arms before U.S. judge.
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