Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes - DEANemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was a feared Mexican drug lord and the leader of a ruthless cartel accused of masterminding efforts to push fentanyl into the United States. “In reality, El Mencho reached the cartel’s leadership through a strategy of diplomacy via marriage,” public security analyst David Saucedo told CNN en Español. “He was indeed the chief of hitmen for ‘Nacho’ Coronel (a Sinaloa Cartel leader), but he lacked the lineage that Rosalinda, his wife, possessed,” Saucedo added. It wasn’t long before the DEA added El Mencho to its most wanted list. The death of “El Mencho” on Sunday has created turmoil across the country.

Source: CNN February 23, 2026 15:28 UTC