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Love, romance, and a violent end: How CJNG boss El Mencho was killed

On February 22, 2026, Mexico's most wanted man died in a military helicopter shot, bleeding, and finally caught. Nemesio Rubn Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was 59. The U.S. had hunted him for over a decade with a $15 million bounty. The Mexican government offered an additional MXN $300 million. Neither money caught him. A woman did. Intelligence traced El Mencho's location through a romantic associate.

24 Feb 2026 12:19 am