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. His defense understood that if he decided on a jury trial, they would likely win the case. [20] Two months later, Coronel was killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army. After some time he left the police and joined organized crime as a full-time member of the Milenio Cartel. [84][85], In addition, Mexican authorities suspected in 2016 that Omar Eleazar Oseguera Cervantes was part of the CJNG leadership structure. [69] The businesses were a sushi restaurant in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara, a tequila company in Guadalajara,[e] a rental cabin business in Tapalpa, and an advertising firm and agricultural company, both in Guadalajara. Further details Roberto Alderete revealed about CJNG remain hidden in sealed documents. Warren traveled to six cities in the U.S. and reviewed thousands of documents in more than 100 court cases and sought prison interviews with more than two dozen cartel members and associates. In Illinois,the cartel teamed with Vice Lordsgang members to grow a drug network that stretched from Southern California through the Midwest and into Nashville and Paducah, Kentuckyknown for its riverwalk murals and the National QuiltMuseum. El Mencho then asked the other Milenio bloc to hand over Gerardo Mendoza (alias "Tecato" and/or "Cochi") for killing a group of men that reported to him in Tecomn, Colima. Three other CJNG suspects were killed. [17][18], One sect within the Milenio Cartel wanted to appoint as the leader of the group Elpidio Mojarro Ramrez (alias "El Pilo"), who worked closely with scar Orlando and Juan Carlos before their arrests. [45] The announcement came after a series of violent attacks from the CJNG in previous weeks. Analysts blame much of the killing on turf wars between the Jalisco cartel and its rivals as it expands into new territory. Flames leftMoralesdisabled and disfigured. This year, despite the novel coronavirus, the violence has continued near record highs. If someone you love dies from an overdose tonight, he may very well be to blame. Those who tried to run were tortured, killed and sometimescannibalizedby fellow recruits in what U.S. federal agents describe as a disturbing riteof passage. El Mencho was 26 years old at that time, much younger than Abraham, but was savvy enough to recognize that the transaction was a set-up by the police. 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. "But its a little different when you go to Boise, Idaho, and other small towns where they dont have the resources to really focus on an international cartel.". August 4, 2022 CJNG sicarios posed with their faces uncovered in a series of 2021 photos. [50][51] He usually travels across the mountains and rural terrains in these areas since it provides multiple escape routes in the event that security forces attempt to encircle him. December 1, 2021 Today, the U.S. Department of State is announcing a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, an alleged high-level member of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG - Jalisco New Generation Cartel). [35] The purpose of the burning vehicles was to place them as blockades to impede the security forces from traveling across Jalisco's capital and giving El Mencho ample time to escape. Ciro Macias Martinez was praised by his supervisor and fellow farmhands alike for his punctuality, work ethicand soothing manner with horses at the breeding and training farm in the heart of Kentucky. MEXICO (INFOBAE/DEA) - Clashes, executions, clandestine graves. "Once the cartel brings a huge load across (the border) and throws it out there for everyone to sell, its out of their hands. The sanction extended to the CJNG, his brother-in-law Abigael Gonzlez Valencia, and Los Cuinis. [65], On 16 October 2018, the Departments of State, Justice, and Treasury announced a joint law-enforcement measure against the CJNG, and increased El Mencho's bounty to US$10million from US$5million. From the shadows, he continues to lead CJNG with ruthless authority. [39] On 30 March, CJNG gunmen in Zapopan, Jalisco, ambushed a convoy containing Alejandro Solorio Archiga, Jalisco's security commissioner. All their U.S.-based assets were frozen, and once again U.S. citizens were prohibited from doing business with them. El Mencho was deported in 1997and then traveled to Tijuana. His boss, Eddie Kane, Calumet's general manager, declined repeated requests for comment. Adam died midsentence while writing a thank-you note to a friend on the eve of entering a rehab facility. And though few Americans know his name, authorities promise they soon will. In America,ElMenchoexpectscartel members and associates to avoid violence, hidewealth anddisguise their CJNG affiliations, agents say. "my name is PABLO OSEGUERA member carte Jalisco New Generation and pimp of the domestic sexual service house I've been calling you cause you've been speaking to one of my girls which offered you her service and you only made her lose her time. It also identified at least two dozen "cells," which the DEA defines as places where cartel members set up shop to do business and live in the communities. In an international operation that stretches back to 2011 dubbed "King's Gold," Homeland Security investigatorsin Chicago uncovered a money laundering organization that funneled more than $101 million to CJNG and another cartel. While some moves targeted the cartels finances, others were more personal. He told his brother that the men to whom they gave the heroin handed over perfectly stacked dollar bills instead of loose ones. Theyre kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place right now with the murders going up, the drug trafficking going up, traffickers gaining more money to be able to corrupt more people and to have international influence and contacts, Donahue said. This sanction was an attempt by the U.S. government to disrupt the inner circle of complicit family members within the CJNG and Los Cuinis and affect their finances in Mexico's domestic economy. JALISCO CARTEL / 9 APR 2021 BY VICTORIA DITTMAR AND DARIO ZUZA EN Sanctions recently imposed by the United States and Mexico on CJNG members allegedly linked to two high-profile murders demonstrate that the criminal group is one of the few remaining with a traditional hierarchical structure. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. December 20, 2022. It also forbids any U.S. bank to approve loans or credit card transactions for those CJNG-backed enterprises. She recruited helpers, too, and they frequently made deposits of less than $10,000 amounts small enough to dodge federal reporting requirements at bank branches in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee,as well asGreensboro and Winston-Salem,North Carolina. Following their downfalls, the Milenio Cartel began to rupture and El Mencho tried to take over its leadership structure. The cartel is run by the. Two of his bodyguards were killed. The cartel exploits its connections with otherwise hard-working immigrants, said Dan Dodds, who leads DEA operations in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. [10][17] To strengthen his relationship with the Milenio Cartel, El Mencho married one of the clan leader's sisters, Rosalinda Gonzlez Valencia. Because it's here, A short film: What Courier Journal uncovered about Jalisco New Generation Cartel's El Mencho. Somewhere deep in Mexico's remote wilderness, the worlds most dangerous and wanted drug lord is hiding. He promised hugs, not bullets. Now Mexicos AMLO is facing an outcry over soaring violence. El Mencho is allegedly responsible for coordinating global drug trafficking operations. [62], On 15 August 2018, the PGR announced they were offering up to MXN$30 million to anyone who provides information that leads to El Mencho's capture. Mexico Citys top security official injured in apparent assassination attempt. Local officials noticed the shift as if it had happened overnight: Troubled boys were suddenly driving expensive pickups and wielding military-grade weapons. 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. Antonio lived in the U.S. and was released from a Mississippi prison in 2001 after completing his sentence for property damage charges. [82][83] El Mencho's son Rubn was regarded by the Mexican government as the second-in-command in the CJNG prior to his arrest in 2014. [44], A month later on 1 May 2015, the Mexican government launched Operation Jalisco, a military-led campaign that intended to combat organized crime groups in Jalisco and capture their respective leaders. In subsequent years, Jalisco New Generation exploded across the country, recruiting local gangs and small-scale organizations along the way, uniting a range of criminals under a single banner. Paying semitruck drivers to haul hidden caches of drugs into the U.S. and return cash to Mexico. That fight has been waged across America over the past seven years, federal court records show: CJNG is also using a mix of street gangsand white-collar businessmen to move the drugs and hide the money. Make no mistake, Taylor said. among them Rubn Oseguera Gonzlez, known as "Menchito" (Little Mencho), who was . Becoming partly cloudy after some evening wind and rain. The army said it captured Antonio Oseguera in possession of weapons in a suburb of Guadalajara, the capital of the western state of Jalisco. The prosecution insisted that both siblings were working together. To build their lucrativedrug networks in the U.S., CJNG bosses mandated discretion to dodge police attention. After agents toppled the drug ring, the cartel turned on the gang. Are you on Telegram? Throughout 2019, reporters analyzed thousands of court records of more than 100 criminal drug cases around the country and talked to more than 150 federal drug agents, police officers, defense attorneys and prosecutors. The charges were later dropped and the case was closed. They stormed a hideout west of Guadalajara, but the cartel leader climbed into a vehicle and was rushed to safety. But in stark contrast to the flamboyant Pablo Escobar and El Chapo who carefully cultivated Robin Hood personas to offset their violent reputations, very little is known of El Mencho. The cartel boss - whose real name is Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes - has become the region's pre-eminent villain in recent months and grabbed headlines in June after his assassins allegedly. [28] The government estimates that El Mencho's group has about US$50billion in total assets. In the absence of conclusive testimony from suspected attackers, the question of why the cartel would attempt such a high-profile killing remains unanswered. Pineda Sanchez's attorney, Lawrence Beaumont, disputed his client's involvement. Nemesio Rubn Oseguera Cervantes (American Spanish:[nemesio oseea seantes]; born 17 July 1966 or 17 July 1964), commonly referred to by his alias El Mencho ([el mento]), is a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), an organized crime group based in Jalisco. CJNG is "among us. "We consider this cartel to be one of the five most dangerous transnational criminal organizations on the face of the Earth, and it is doing unimaginable damage to the people of this nation," Sessions said. There, amid the lush pastures and white rail fences, a Mexican immigrant with asinister secret quietly groomed prized thoroughbreds at historic Calumet Farm, according to court records. Mexican marines almost captured El Mencho in October 2018. The DEA last year carried out a roundup of Jalisco cartel operatives and traffickers in the United States, making more than 600 arrests. A judge scheduled her. He shares intel with the DEA,but not his own people. This short film details The Courier Journal's investigation into CJNG and its leader, El Mencho, began in early 2019 and what was uncovered. I've implanted you a fee which you must pay. [72], In March 2017, El Mencho ordered the murder of El Cholo, a former CJNG member who betrayed the CJNG by joining the Nueva Plaza Cartel and conspiring against his former allies. [64] The bounty derives from a new arrest warrant issued against him for his alleged participation in masterminding the kidnapping and murder of two agents of the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC), a branch of the PGR, in February 2018. 1 killer. [21], The Milenio Cartel split into two. In recent times El Mencho (real name Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes) has taken over from his one-time ally, the now-jailed Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, as Mexico's most feared crime boss. He was not a millionaire," Beaumont said. Early Monday morning, a video began circulating on social media in which a man claiming to be Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the head of Mexico's notorious Jalisco New Generation cartel,. El Menchos powerful international syndicate is flooding the U.S. with thousands of kilos of methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl every year despite being targeted repeatedly by undercover stings, busts and lengthy investigations. he asked his team. Passed over for promotion, ElMenchoteamed withhis in-laws who ran an affiliatedcartel and forged his own criminal organizationin early 2011 CJNG. In 2009, the DEA detected that El Mencho was involved in another cocaine shipment originating from Ecuador. Who is El Mencho, the most powerful drug kingpin in the world? He's a recluse, a cockfighting high-roller, a former cop and a maniac. CJNG has skirted Mexican and U.S. inspections at legal border crossings by hiding drugs in semitrailers hauling tomatoes, avocados and other produce, dumping at least 5 tons of cocaine and 5 tons of meth into this country every month, according to DEA estimates. [94] She pleaded guilty on March 12, 2021, and on June 11 was sentenced to 2.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}12 years in prison. Rubn "Nemesio" Oseguera Cervantes is the leader of Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin, better known as CJNG. Type of a scam Debt Collections. Many are committed by cartels. The organization developed allegiances with smaller groups, sometimes solidified through marriages. Attackers in armored vehicles opened fire with high-caliber weapons, gunning down officers driving five SUVs. [67], On 8 April 2015, the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned El Mencho under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ("Kingpin Act") for his involvement in international drug-smuggling operations. Who was to blame? Between 2014 and 2016, the only region in the country where the CJNG lost its territorial presence was in Mexico City. Histestimony helped convict a trafficker connected to CJNG in 2014. The move comes at a time when that criminal organization continues to be responsible for a large part of the violence in Mexico. CJNG also has enlisted white-collar expertise. Twomasterminds now in prisonorchestrated the scheme from Guadalajara:Carlos Parra Pedroza,aliasWalt Disney, who owned a jewelry store; and Diego Pineda Sanchez, an accountant. Maciasand Sosa were convicted of meth trafficking and money laundering and are serving 31 and 15 years, respectively, in federal prison. Since then, several Mexican officials, including the governor of the western state of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramrez, and the head of the countrys human rights commission, Rosario Piedra Ibarra, have said that they received death threats from the cartel. At the site of the assassination attempt against Garca Harfuch in Mexico Citys tony Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood, the police recovered Barrett semiautomatic rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The daughter of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho," will plead guilty in the United States.. [27] This success was shared with Abigael Gonzlez Valencia, his brother-in-law, who headed a drug trafficking group known as Los Cuinis, allied to the CJNG. But federal agents say CJNG was Kentuckys main supplier of fentanyl at the time of his death. According to government sources, he is responsible for overseeing the CJNG's entire drug trafficking operations in the states of Jalisco, Colima, and Guanajuato, where he created a bastion for methamphetamine production and trade. "I was surprised that CJNGs efforts and tentacles were reaching into Kentucky, that they had expanded their reach that rapidly, said Evans, who previously headed the Louisville Field Division. That made the assassination attempt against Garca Harfuch and news of threats against prominent officials particularly startling. Female cartel boss known as 'Dame of Death' killed in shootout with Mexican state forces Just 21, 'La Catrina' was a suspected boss in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel led by Nemesio. During his arrest, the army confiscated multiple weapons. They believe he does not stay in one place for long, and travels across several municipalities in Jalisco and into the states of Michoacn, Colima, and Nayarit. [10][11] To conceal his identity in the U.S., he used different names and combinations, like "Rubn vila", "Jos Lpez Prieto", "Miguel Valadez", "Carlos Hernndez Mendoza", "Roberto Salgado", among others. American daughter of Mexico's fugitive cartel leader facing up to 30 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to doing business with his Jalisco New Generation Cartel The cartel emerged in 2010, first as an ally of the Sinaloa cartel of Joaqun El Chapo Guzmn, and then, by 2013, as an independent organization trafficking drugs through some of Mexicos central and western states. They got "Shorty," but Mexican authorities are dragging their feet on the fate of another 150 jailed drug traffickers awaiting extradition to the United States, a federal source told The Post. Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes. In December 2022, El Mencho's brother Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Tony Montana," was arrested during an army raid in Guadalajara. Leave a Comment. CJNGmembers or associates would sell drugs to traffickers inWisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, California, Texas, Kentucky, Illinois and North Carolina. It was an arrangement that allowed for rapid growth; rather than building a trafficking infrastructure, it co-opted and reshaped an existing one. Decatur, IL (62521) Today. Caller name: PABLO OSEGUERA. In mid-October, 13 Mexican police officers were killed in an ambush in El Mencho's home state of Michoacn in western Mexico. The teenager sneaked into the U.S. and triedto build a customer base as a street-level dealer. cuartoscuro shares The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) operates in Mexico City and 27 states,. Macias found success following the cartel's three-pronged business model: Macias recruited Brizeida Janett Sosa, the mother of his youngest child, to help organize themoney laundering scheme, court records would later show. Post navigation. But will Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, do what he's been threatening for . But when police interviewed suspects in the attack, they said, the men all claimed to be guns for hire, some of them low-level members of local criminal groups who had been armed and paid by the cartel. The drug cartel fought back against the Mexican army in the states of Jalisco and Guanajuato, blocking roads and setting fires to cars. On November 15, troops arrested Rosalinda Gonzlez Valencia, wife of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho," one of Mexico's most powerful drug traffickers and leader of the Jalisco Cartel . In Jalisco, El Mencho and the Milenio Cartel formed an alliance with the Sinaloa Cartel subgroup headed by Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a high-ranking drug lord and ally of Joaqun "El Chapo" Guzmn. Even if U.S. and Mexican investigators can track El Mencho's location, capturing him won't be easy. CJNG's rapid rise to power and its expansion havestunned and stymied Americas top drug fighters. Federal police officer Ivan Morales, his partner andsoldierswith theMexican national defense climbed aboard helicopters andheaded toward a CJNG compound in theJaliscomountains. Critics say the Mexican president, known as AMLO, seems more concerned about using federal troops to keep South Americanimmigrants out of his country than challenging the cartels. Instead, The Courier Journals investigation documented cells where CJNG members moved in, settling into a luxury condo near downtown Nashvilles honky-tonk district; an upscale Hollywood high-rise apartment near Sunset Boulevard; and sidewalk-lined suburbs in Cairo, Illinois; Johnson City, Tennessee; and Kansas City, Missouri. Il est galement prsent aux tats-Unis, o il est impliqu dans un tiers deux tiers du trafic de drogue national, notamment dans les villes de Los Angeles, Houston, New York et Chicago.. Il est aussi implant au Guatemala et est l'un des groupes . The Jalisco New Generation Cartel has become Mexico's most powerful criminal organization, dominating the trade in fentanyl and methamphetamines and protecting its business by attacking Mexican . Americans who may not know of CJNG today should take note, Dodds said. Before they called themselves Jalisco New Generation, they were known as the Matazetas or Zeta Killers. Check Jalisco New Generation Cartel Reviews below. The group then changed its name to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Spanish: Crtel de Jalisco Nueva Generacin, or CJNG). In court, El Mencho insisted that he was innocent. [19] On 6 May 2010 his brother Juan Carlos (alias "El Tigre") was arrested too. [69], On 27 October 2016, the OFAC sanctioned nine more individuals for providing material and financial assistance to El Mencho and Gonzlez Valencia and their respective groups, the CJNG and Los Cuinis.