While the leader and founder of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantesbetter known as “El Mencho” He remains free and a fugitive from justice, some of his relatives are in prison, his brother Abraham, alias “Don Rodo”, who was arrested on Sunday, April 21 in the municipality of Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco.
“Don Rodo”, who according to the newspaper Excélsior appeared in the CJNG organizational chart at the same level of hierarchy as his other brother. Antonio Oseguera Cervantesnicknamed Tony Montana, was until his arrest the second key piece of the criminal organization.
Due to this, he became a priority objective of the authorities, who dealt a blow to the CJNG with his arrest, thus increasing the list of relatives of “El Mencho” who have fallen for his crimes committed in Mexico, which affect the United States. .
Security analyst David Saucedo said in an interview with AP that “Don Rodo” was in charge of drug shipments to the US.having some shipping routes under its control, although its profile was not bloodthirsty and its role was more administrative.
However, he was no less important, as he is considered one of the main coordinators of the cartel’s logistical and financial operations, dedicated to money laundering, in addition to being in charge of drug trafficking and sales.
This is not the first time that “Don Rodo” was arrested, before the authorities apprehended him along with his famous brother, Nemesio, it happened in the 90s, in San Francisco, California, when they tried to sell heroin to undercover police officers in a bar.
After completing their 10-year prison sentence, they returned to Mexico. Far from having left prison reformed, they arrived with new vigor and one of the most powerful and bloodthirsty criminal groups operating in the Latin American country was founded.
The other relatives of Mencho who are imprisoned
Being one of the most wanted men by Mexican and American justice is not easy, and although “El Mencho” seems to have an ability to hide, in addition to being protected, the truth is that his trail is so followed that his relatives have not gone unnoticed and prison has been their destiny.
Before Abraham Oseguera Cervantes was transferred to the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) in Mexico City, other family members made the same journey.
Tony Montana He did it, now he is in the Altiplano maximum security prison in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico, while the US justice system demands him to answer for crimes related to drug trafficking.
Antonio Oseguera was the logistics operator of the CJNG, he carried out money laundering activities and was in charge of acquiring weapons in large quantities, and he also coordinated violent actions against antagonistic groups.
Rosalinda González Valencia, alias “The Boss” and wife of Mencho, is also incarcerated, she is in a women’s prison in Morelos. She is accused of crimes related to the financial operations of the criminal group led by Nemesio Oseguera.
Jessica Johana Oseguera Gonzálezknown as “La Negra” and daughter of Mencho, was arrested when she attended the hearing of her brother, “El Menchito”, in 2020, she was accused of money laundering, she pleaded guilty and was released after serving a sentence. sentence of 30 months in prison.
For its part, Ruben Oseguera Cervantes“El Menchito”, another of Nemesio’s descendants, was arrested in Mexico in 2015, he was held in a prison until he was extradited to the United States in February 2020, he is accused of drug trafficking and his hearing is expected will take place in October 2024.
The delinquent brothers-in-law
Mencho’s political family has also fallen into the hands of justice, although some of his brothers-in-law had their own criminal group, The Cuinisthis was an arm of the CJNG, which put them in the sights of the authorities.
Abigael González Valencia, alias “El Cuini”, is accused of being the financial operator of the organization. He was arrested in February 2015, he has a request for extradition to the United States, he remained held in a prison in Mexico City as a collaborating witness of the Commission for Truth and Access to Justice in the Ayotzinapa Case.
Gerardo González Valencia He was arrested in April 2015 in Uruguay; Following his arrest, he was extradited to the United States after being found guilty of trafficking cocaine, and was sentenced to life in prison.
In 2017, Brazilian police arrested José “La Chepa” González Valenciawho was extradited to the US in November 2022, is accused of international drug trafficking charges.
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