Who is “El Mencho”, the CJNG leader who attacked García Harfuch?

In recent days the name of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho”, Who a few days ago disclosed his alleged death, which was later denied by the Mexican government.

Now his name is again on the radar of the Mexican authorities as it is presumed that he was in charge of orchestrating the attack against the Secretary of Citizen Security of Mexico City, Omar García Harfuch, after the official accused the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for the attack he suffered this Friday, June 26.

This morning we were cowardly attacked by the CJNG, two colleagues and friends of mine lost my life, I have three bullet wounds and several shards. Our Nation must continue to confront the cowardly organized crime. We will continue working.

– Omar Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) June 26, 2020

His frivolity, power and leadership in the CJNG They made him one of the most wanted capos in Mexico and the United States, for whom they even offer a millionaire reward to anyone who provides information that leads to his whereabouts.

But who is El Mencho, one of the most feared and wanted men in the world?

Oseguera Cervantes He was born on July 17, 1966 in Aguililla, Michoacán in the midst of poverty, his studies concluded when he was just in the sixth grade of primary school to help his family grow avocados.

In search of a better life, he emigrated to California, United States, but was soon deported for being involved in a heroin distribution network; However, that did not stop him, since in 1997 he traveled to Tijuana to build a prosperous drug trafficking business and even began working as a police officer in Tomatlán, Jalisco, with the intention of learning the inner workings.

Photos: These are 3 of the CJNG hitmen that El Mencho sent to kill SSC head Omar García Harfuch pic.twitter.com/1Q7UucxnwL

– Identidad Morelos C. (@IdentidadMorCom) June 26, 2020

His knowledge in drug trafficking was obtained from a network of assassins who protected Armando Valencia Cornelio, “El Maradona”. That is how he joined the El Milenio cartel, an allied organization of Ignacio Coronel Villarreal, a member of the Sinaloa cartel who served as the right-hand man of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

After the death of Nacho Coronel and the capture of Óscar Orlando Nava Valencia, leader of El Milenio, the criminal group was divided into two Los Torcidos and La Resistencia, which began an arduous fight for control of Jalisco, being The Twisted those who won the battle. “El Mencho“He married one of the sisters of the Valencia, which strengthened his relationship with” Los Cuinis “so that later they became what is now known as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

It is worth mentioning that initially the CJNG They were known as the “MataZetas” because for a long time they staged a fight to the death against their great enemy “Los Zetas”.

However, their excellent relationships led them to spread through Mexico City, Colima, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Guerrero, Morelos, Veracruz and Baja California, although their drug trafficking network not only covers several states of the Mexican Republic as it also He believes that he is in charge of trafficking drugs from America, Asia, Europe and Africa.

Therefore, the CJNG It became one of the main criminal organizations in Mexico and one of the most dangerous, since in recent years it is presumed that the cartel has murdered more than 100 Jalisco officials and police.

With information from Notimerica, Milenio

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