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Antonio Oseguera Cervantes worked for cartels with his brother
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the drug lord known as “El
Mencho” who was killed by the Mexican army in February,
according to federal prosecutors.
El Mencho co-founded and led the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva
Generación, known by its Spanish-language acronym CJNG. Last
year, President Donald Trump’s administration designated the
CJNG and other cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 67, of Michoacán, Mexico, faces a
mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. U.S. District
Judge Beryl Howell is scheduled to sentence him on Nov. 13.
Besides the conspiracy charge, Oseguera Cervantes also pleaded
guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug
trafficking conspiracy.
Oseguera Cervantes was transferred from Mexico to the U.S. for
prosecution in February 2025. He was a member of the Milenio
Cartel before his brother co-founded the CJNG.
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