The Long Shadow of El Mencho: Guilty Plea Raises Questions About the US Mexico War on Drugs The guilty plea of Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of slain cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, aka "El Mencho," has shed light on the entrenched narcotics trafficking networks that span the US Mexico border.
As a former member of the Milenio Cartel and later an associate of his brother's Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Oseguera Cervantes's conviction underscores the far reaching consequences of Mexico's brutal cartel wars.
The CJNG, notorious for its calculated brutality, has long been a thorn in the side of both Mexican authorities and US law enforcement.