On February 22nd, Nemesio Ruben “el Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, cartel boss of the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), was captured and died from wounds sustained in a Mexican raid.

It appears now that the cartel’s new leader is, or is about to be, 41-year old Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, stepson of El Mencho.

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Article by Allan Wall, published March 21st, 2026 on Mexico News Report.

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