(CNN Spanish) – Rubén Oseguera González, alias “el Menchito” – one of the leaders of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel – was found guilty this Friday of conspiracy and use of weapons by a United States federal jury, after a trial that lasted two weeks in the court of the District of Columbia, the Department of Justice reported in a statement.
The statement added that, according to evidence and documents shown at the trial, Oseguera González led an “international criminal organization responsible for importing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico to the United States” for 10 years (between 2007 and 2017).
“Oseguera González personally used firearms, destructive devices, and committed murders and kidnappings to control the drug trafficking organization,” said the statement, which identifies Oseguera González as the second in command of the violent cartel, one of the most big ones from Mexico.
Oseguera González will face a sentence of between 40 years in prison and life imprisonment. A judge is expected to hand down the sentence next January.
Oseguera González, who was arrested in 2015 in Mexico and extradited to the United States in 2020, is the son of Nemesio Oseguera Hernández, “el Mencho”, alleged founder and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and wanted by US authorities for drug trafficking. USA, including fentanyl.
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest.
