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Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes was born on 17 July 1966 in a rural area of the Michoacán state in México. He grew up in a poor family environment and contributed to his family by working in agricultural labor during his childhood and youth. He abandoned his education at an early age and turned to alternative means of livelihood due to economic hardship. In the 1980s he illegally crossed into the United States where he became involved in various criminal activities. In the early 1990s he was ar

Operation Jalisco is a military operation launched on 22 February 2026 in the town of Tapalpa, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, aimed at capturing Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), known as “El Mencho”. During the operation, an armed clash occurred between security forces and cartel members, resulting in Oseguera Cervantes sustaining serious injuries. He died while being transported to Mexico City. The operation was conducted by Mexico’s Na