The drug trafficker Antonio Oseguera, alias Tony Montana, has been arrested at dawn this Tuesday in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, in the State of Jalisco.
The brother of
El Mencho
, the leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), has been arrested by federal forces, according to an information bulletin from the Ministry of Public Security, which indicates that he is in custody and "in transfer".
At 5:20 in the morning, the Mexican authorities have dealt a key blow to the structure of one of the main criminal empires in Mexico.
The fall of Antonio Oseguera, who is considered one of the leaders of the CJNG, is a setback for Nemesio Oseguera, boss of the organization and one of the most wanted men by the United States Anti-Drug Agency (DEA), who offers 10 million dollars for him.
The Secretary of Defense, the National Guard and the Attorney General of the Republic participated in the capture.
The agents found with him six short weapons, a long weapon, a package with possible cocaine, two vehicles and nine chargers, according to Sedena.
The agency has detailed that Antonio Oseguera "is an alleged logistics operator"
and that he carried out money laundering activities.
He was also the one allegedly responsible for
acquire armament
in large numbers and to coordinate violent actions against other rival groups.
The United States Department of the Treasury identifies him as a member of the CJNG and in charge of money laundering and international drug trafficking activities.
Tony Montana had already been arrested in 2015 and his capture was then an accurate shot at the cartel's economy, according to what the General Commissioner of the Federal Police, Enrique Galindo Ceballos, said at the time.
Oseguera was the financial operator of the CJNG and was under the orders of his brother.
Likewise, he posed as Joel Mora Garibay, and obtained information about operations carried out by the authorities and obtained weapons for the criminal group, according to
Milenio
.
The last time, in November 2021, that the authorities touched a member of the Oseguera clan, two marines were kidnapped in revenge and a movie police siege was unleashed on Zapopan, the favorite corner of the rich in Jalisco, with dozens of records. and helicopters searching for the family.
Six hours have passed since Tony Montana's arrest, but security agents are still waiting for a possible counterattack from one of the bloodiest organizations in the country.
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