Nemesio OSEGUERA CERVANTES

Last Updated: April 19, 2026

Aliases

El Mencho

El Senor de los Gallos

Nationality

Mexico

DoB

1966-07-17

Address

Jalisco, Mexico

Reg. ID

OECR660717HMNSRB00, C.U.R.P.

Official reason

The nine individuals are designated as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for providing material assistance to the drug trafficking activities of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (a.k.a. “Mencho”) and his brother-in-law, Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, the respective leaders of CJNG and the Los Cuinis DTO. As a result of today’s action, any assets these individuals may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0596

Date of listing

2015-04-08

Program information

Authority

Program

Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Drugs

Measures

Blocking Property

Official Information

The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 598 (FNKSR), implement the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901–1908), which provides authority for the application of sanctions to significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations operating worldwide.

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/17/2021-10314/narcotics-trafficking-sanctions-regulations-and-foreign-narcotics-kingpin-sanctions-regulations

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