Mexican cartel kingpin 'El Mencho' was taken out after authorities tracked mistress to secret love nest

Authorities announced on Monday that Mexico’s infamous cartel leader was tracked down and killed after intelligence agencies traced one of his romantic partners to his hidden resort hideaway.

According to Mexico’s Defense Secretary, Ricardo Trevilla, investigators managed to identify a man associated with the girlfriend of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the New Generation Jalisco Cartel, before launching a raid on Sunday.


Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” in an undated photograph.
Officials reveal El Mencho was located and killed after they followed one of his mistresses. U.S. Department of State

Intelligence teams discovered that the woman had been taken to Tapalpa, a picturesque mountain retreat in Jalisco, which ultimately led them to Oseguera and his associates, Trevilla disclosed to the press.


A line of Mexican National Guard pickup trucks with armed personnel, with a young man on a bicycle riding past them.
Members of the special units of the national guard patrol after the cartel boss was killed. ZUMAPRESS.com

Although the girlfriend eventually left the resort, El Mencho and his group remained entrenched in the compound. This prompted the Mexican military to deploy its special forces to carry out the operation, leading to the cartel leader’s demise.

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