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• Mexican Authorities Traced Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’ Through Visit From Romantic Partner.
• Investigators tracked a confidante of one of the drug lord’s romantic partners, who accompanied the woman to a cabin for a meeting with him.

Mexico, Feb.24.– Mexican authorities said on Feb. 23 that they were able to trace the most-wanted cartel leader “El Mencho” after following his romantic partner to a secret rendezvous in the state of Jalisco.

El Mencho, whose real name is Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, also known as CJNG, one of the most powerful drug organizations in the country. In 2024, the U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest.

Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Ricardo Trevilla told reporters that federal forces launched an operation on Feb. 22 to capture El Mencho, with assistance from U.S. intelligence.

Trevilla said military investigators located El Mencho by tracking a confidante of one of his romantic partners, who accompanied the woman to a cabin in Tapalpa, Jalisco, on Feb. 20 for a meeting with the drug lord.

His precise location was confirmed using additional information provided by U.S. intelligence ...

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