WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A man whose slain brother led one of Mexico鈥檚 most powerful and violent drug cartels Friday in Washington to conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S.
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes worked for cartels with his brother , the drug lord known as 鈥淓l Mencho鈥� who was in February, according to federal prosecutors.
El Mencho co-founded and led the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generaci贸n, known by its Spanish-language acronym CJNG. Last year, President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration designated the CJNG and other cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 67, of Michoac谩n, Mexico, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is scheduled to sentence him on Nov. 13.
Besides the conspiracy charge, Oseguera Cervantes to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy.
Oseguera Cervantes was transferred from Mexico to the U.S. for prosecution in February 2025. He was a member of the Milenio Cartel before his brother co-founded the CJNG.
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