Mexican National Guard arrests brother of Jalisco cartel leader

[Judi Lynn]

Abraham Oseguera, also known as 'Don Rodo,' holds significant position within cartel's hierarchy
Jorge Antonio Rocha |
22.04.2024 - Update : 22.04.2024

MEXICO CITY

Mexican authorities announced on Monday that the National Guard captured Abraham Oseguera Cervantes, brother of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the violent and prolific Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG).

Abraham Oseguera, also known as "Don Rodo," held a significant position within the cartel's hierarchy.

The CJNG cartel is one of the largest criminal groups in Mexico and the world, responsible for the international trafficking of drugs, including fentanyl, and the murder of numerous victims in Mexico.

Abraham Oseguera was apprehended on Sunday in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, located in western Mexico and the home state of the Oseguera brothers. Following his arrest, he was reportedly transported to Mexico City, the country's capital, and taken to the Special Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO).

Founded by Nemesio Oseguera in 2011, the Jalisco Cartel ascended to become the most dominant criminal organization in Mexico by 2020, wielding influence in 21 of the country's 32 states and boasting 18,000 members.

The CJNG has been named by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as the leading actor behind the trafficking of fentanyl to the US.

More:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/mexican-national-guard-arrests-brother-of-jalisco-cartel-leader/3199482





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His Wikipedia:

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Rise to leadership
In the Milenio Cartel, El Mencho started as a member of the assassin squad that protected the drug lord Armando Valencia Cornelio (alias "El Maradona&quot . On 12 August 2003, his boss was arrested by Mexican authorities. Around the same time, a rival criminal group known as Los Zetas, with the backing of the Gulf Cartel, carried out an armed offensive against the Milenio Cartel in Michoacán. The attack forced the Valencia family to exile in Jalisco.[18][19]

El Mencho relocated in the state capital, Guadalajara, with his father-in-law José Luis González Valencia (alias "El Quini&quot and Román Caballero Valencia. 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 Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Under Coronel, El Mencho and his group managed the Sinaloa Cartel's drug operations, finances, and murder activities in the states of Colima and Jalisco.[18][19]

On 28 October 2009, the Milenio Cartel's top leader Óscar Orlando Nava Valencia (alias "El Lobo&quot was arrested.[20] On 6 May 2010, his brother Juan Carlos (alias "El Tigre&quot was arrested too.[21] Two months later, Coronel was killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army. Following their downfalls, the Milenio Cartel began to rupture and El Mencho tried to take over its leadership structure.[18][19]

One sect within the Milenio Cartel wanted to appoint as the leader of the group Elpidio Mojarro Ramírez (alias "El Pilo&quot , who worked closely with Óscar Orlando and Juan Carlos before their arrests. Érick Valencia Salazar, one of the clan members, wanted El Mencho to take command. El Mencho then asked the other Milenio bloc to hand over Gerardo Mendoza (alias "Tecato" and/or "Cochi&quot for killing a group of men that reported to him in Tecomán, Colima. The other division refused El Mencho's request, prompting an internal war.[22]

The Milenio Cartel split into two. One side was known as La Resistencia (The Resistance), the other was Los Mata Zetas (The Zeta Killers), headed by El Mencho. La Resistencia accused Los Mata Zetas of turning in Óscar Orlando to the authorities. A war ensued, and the two groups fought for the drug smuggling turfs in Jalisco.[18][23]

To legitimize its presence, El Mencho's group launched a propaganda campaign against its enemies, denouncing extortions done by rival gangs against civilians, businessmen, and government authorities.[19] Los Mata Zetas eventually won the war and consolidated their influence in western Mexico. The group then changed its name to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, or CJNG).[24][25]



More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesio_Oseguera_Cervantes