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DEA offers $10 million for the capture of the most wanted Mexican Cartel leader in the U.S. and Mexico Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes or known as "El Mencho" while a member of his cartel is already at the U.S. custody, according to a recently published article.

DEA Offers $10 Million for the Capture of El Mencho 

The capture of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was not the end of his cartel but the rise of a more dangerous cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes or known as "El Mencho" who now leads the Cartel Jalisco New Generation Cartel. 

Dante Sorianello, the assistant special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in the San Antonio district, said: "He's on DEA's most-wanted list and the CJNG cartel is one of the most ruthless and most dangerous cartels and largest cartels in the world."

Today, the U.S. government firmly believed that El Mencho is the one who is responsible for the entry of a large number of drugs and smuggle it either by land or by sea. Under his leadership, the cartel has expanded its influence around the globe.

El Mencho's cartel is considered as the Mexico's most powerful organized group. Sorianello said: "They operate in 22 of 32 Mexican states and they are engaged in the manufacture distribution of methamphetamine, the manufacture distribution of fentanyl, the distribution of heroin, as well as the distribution of cocaine."

Moreover, he is also widely feared because of the horrendous crimes that are linked to him and his group. Videos showing their weapons even circulated online to threaten the other rival groups and they hang signs everywhere for the terror they create.

Member of the Cartel with Ties to El Mencho is now in the U.S. Custody

Gerardo Gonzalez Valencia is now under the custody of the U.S. government. He was extradited from South America to face drug trafficking charges filed before him in the U.S. He is known as "Lalo" or "Flaco" a Spanish term which means skinny.

He was indicted in 2016 by the federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., and was soon captured in Uruguay. According to the indictment, he was charged for the illegal distribution of five kilograms of cocaine and 500 kilograms of methamphetamine according to a report.

He is the brother-in-law of El Mencho he could also be the key to El Mencho's arrest who have been hiding for years. In 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the charges filed against Valencia, who was 41 years old at that time, and the hunt for El Mencho.

Many believed that El Mencho is still in Mexico and is protected by heavily armed men. Meanwhile, Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, El Mencho's son, was extradited earlier this year and just waiting for his trial in Washinton, D.C.

Additionally, El Mencho's daughter Jessica Johanna Oseguerra Gonzalez was also arrested when she visited her brother in court in February. Both of them were born in the U.S. which means that their citizenship is dual.

Moreover, In December last year, cartel member Jesus Contreras was also extradited from Mexico and was charged with drug trafficking and money laundering Virginia.  

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