DEA Addresses the Rumors of "El Mencho's" Death
By Socalj 3/11/2024 11:47:00 AM
"Socalj" for Borderland Beat
Matthew Allen, Director of the Los Angeles office of the DEA, said in an interview with Univision Noticias that the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, is still alive. He does not rule out that the boss himself ordered that the rumors about his death be spread.
“I have heard many rumors and there is always something that says that 'El Mencho' is sick and on his deathbed. Maybe it's true, I don't know for sure. Or maybe it is misinformation that he spreads so that other people believe that he is weak when in reality he is very strong,” Allen said when speaking with the Univisión team.
In other words, the DEA does not rule out that 'Mencho' himself would have been in charge of spreading rumors about his own death in a possible attempt to appease the hunt that Mexico and the United States maintain against him.
“He is very isolated and knows that an attempt to arrest him would be quite difficult. Obviously, that would depend on the Mexican authorities and I think it would be very bloody,” added Matthew Allen, who heads the division in charge of investigations against the CJNG.
“Even if it takes 30 years, 40 years and you become an old man hiding in the woods, we will never stop looking for you,” warned the DEA representative.
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