The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, is likely one of the “most powerful and ruthless criminal organizations” inside Mexico, according to the DEA’s 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment.
Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes labored for the group because it splintered off from the Milenio Cartel, finally rising by the ranks to steer the legal enterprise.
Under Oseguera’s management, CJNG expanded its energy and management in the western Mexican state of Jalisco and the encircling space. A Justice Department indictment of Oseguero says his group is energetic in the states of Jalisco, Colima, and Veracruz, and has presences elsewhere.
The DEA alleges that the cartel “operates under a franchise business model,” permitting CJNG to quickly develop and management vital swathes of narcotrafficking routes.
Mexican authorities lengthy sought to apprehend Oseguera for his involvement in the cartel. In 2018, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office offered 30 million pesos ($1.7 million USD) for info resulting in his arrest.
Oseguera was additionally wished by US authorities, who supplied a bounty of as much as $15 million for info resulting in his arrest.
In 2025, Oseguera was sanctioned and categorised as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Department of State.