El Menchito

Rubén Oseguera González (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen oseˈɣeɾa ɣonˈsales]; born 14 February 1990), commonly referred to by his alias El Menchito (Spanish pronunciation: [menˈtʃito]), is a Mexican-American convicted drug lord and former high-ranking member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco. He is the son of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ("El Mencho"), Mexico's formerly most-wanted man at the time of his death in 2026. Under his father, he allegedly worked as the CJNG's second-in-command and managed international drug trafficking operations. Oseguera González was first arrested in January 2014 in Jalisco, but was released in October for lack of evidence and re-arrested immediately as he walked out of prison. He was then released again in December after a judge considered the evidence against him as insufficient. In June 2015, Oseguera González was arrested again, released a month later, and re-arrested as his release order was made official. His legal case has highlighted the growing tensions and deficiencies between prosecutors and judges in Mexico. In 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia charged Oseguera González with international drug trafficking. According to the indictment, Oseguera González was responsible for shipping narcotics to the U.S. from Mexico between 2007 and 2017, and of using violence to further his criminal activities. Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Affairs approved his extradition request in 2018, and Oseguera González's motions to prevent his transfer to the U.S. have been denied. In Mexico, he was facing trial for money laundering and illegal possession of military-exclusive firearms. After several appeals, Oseguera González was extradited to the U.S. in February 2020 and convicted by a Washington D.C.-based court in September 2024. On 7 March 2025 Oseguera González was sentenced to life imprisonment.