Brother of 'El Mencho,' co-founder of the CJNG, sentenced to 22 years in prison in the US
Oseguera Cervantes, 67, also known as "Tony Montana," had pleaded guilty last August to "conspiring to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine" and to "the use, carrying, and possession of a weapon in furtherance of the drug trafficking conspiracy."
View of a wall riddled with bullet holes, on which the initials of the CJNG criminal group are visible
Mexican drug lord Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of the late leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) El Mencho, was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison in the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported Friday.
Oseguera Cervantes, 67, also known as Tony Montana, had pleaded guilty last August to "conspiring to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine" and the "use, carrying, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking conspiracy."
A native of the state of Michoacán, he worked for cartels in his country for more than two decades.
First for the Millennium Cartel, from approximately 2002 to 2010, and later for his brother, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, who co-founded the CJNG and turned it into one of the most powerful and bloodthirsty cartels in Mexico.
El Mencho was killed during a raid on his hideout by the Mexican Army in February of this year—an operation that subsequently sparked unrest across large swaths of the country.
"Oseguera Cervantes was much more than just 'El Mencho's' brother. He played a significant role in building the CJNG, turning it into one of the most violent foreign terrorist organizations in the world," stated the Department of Justice's press release.
Oseguera was arrested in late December 2022 and extradited to the United States in February 2025.
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