{"id":70545,"date":"2026-03-16T11:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mexico-arrests-suspect-who-transported-romantic-partner-of-el-mencho-to-hideout-before-drug-lords-deadly-capture\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:24:49","slug":"mexico-arrests-suspect-who-transported-romantic-partner-of-el-mencho-to-hideout-before-drug-lords-deadly-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mexico-arrests-suspect-who-transported-romantic-partner-of-el-mencho-to-hideout-before-drug-lords-deadly-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico arrests suspect who transported romantic partner of &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; to hideout before drug lord&#8217;s deadly capture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Mexican authorities have arrested a suspected drug trafficker who played a key role in the raid that led to the death of Mexican drug lord <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-mencho-nemesio-ruben-oseguera-cervantes-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-history\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Nemesio Oseguera<\/a><\/span> last month, the defense ministry said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Oseguera, alias &#8220;El Mencho,&#8221; led the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-mencho-killed-jalisco-cartel-future-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jalisco New Generation Cartel<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(CJNG) and was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/violence-mexico-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-killed-military-puerto-vallarta\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fatally wounded<\/a><\/span> in a raid by elite Mexican troops on February 22 after being seen with a woman in a country club in the western state of Jalisco.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican authorities have detained Jose N, nicknamed &#8220;El Pepe&#8221;, who was responsible for transporting <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-mencho-romantic-partner-deadly-capture-cartel-leader-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Oseguera&#8217;s romantic partner<\/a><\/span> to a luxurious cabin in the Tapalpa municipality, the defense ministry said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gob.mx\/cms\/uploads\/attachment\/file\/1065327\/COMPRENSA_VRM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Military intelligence services managed to track down Osguera after finding out about his rendezvous, authorities said after the operation. Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Ricardo Trevilla previously said that the exact location was confirmed by &#8220;very important additional information&#8221; provided by U.S. intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;El Pepe&#8221; was considered one of the main logistics operators of CJNG and was apprehended in the Tlajomulco municipality in Jalisco.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Drugs, weapons, and a vehicle were seized from the detainee,&#8221; the defense ministry added.<\/p>\n<p>Oseguera was Mexico&#8217;s most wanted man and was also sought by the United States, which had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/nemesio-ruben-oseguera-cervantes-el-mencho-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$15 million bounty<\/a> on him. He was &#8220;the number one priority for DEA and frankly for federal law enforcement in the United States,&#8221; a top DEA agent in Mexico\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cbsnews.com\/news\/el-mencho-mexican-cartel-boss-behind-one-third-of-drugs-in-the-us-2019-09-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told CBS News<\/a>\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>After his death, CJNG members blocked roads in 20 of Mexico&#8217;s 32 states and torched vehicles and businesses, including in Guadalajara and the Jalisco tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/24\/561d560e-fd9d-43a6-8493-0a6ea98eae09\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d086a809b7def60ec641004dffd31d67\/ap26054704906468.jpg#\" alt=\"Mexico Cartel Leader Death \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" 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