A federal jury convicted Ruben Oseguera-Gonzalez, also known as El Menchito, on Friday, September 20, of conspiring to distribute large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine, and using firearms in furtherance of the drug trafficking operation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
According to evidence presented at trial, from 2012 to 2015, Oseguera-Gonzalez oversaw the manufacture of more than three million pounds of methamphetamine in one area of Mexico.
In April 2015, he personally directed the distribution of over 55,000 pounds of cocaine, according to the DOJ.
The DOJ stated that Oseguera-Gonzalez used extreme violence to maintain control over the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
He personally employed firearms, destructive devices, murder, and kidnapping to expand the CJNG’s influence. In 2015, under his orders, cartel members shot down a Mexican military helicopter, resulting in the deaths of nine people.
Additionally, Oseguera-Gonzalez amassed an arsenal of weapons, including .50 caliber firearms and grenades, which his hitmen used to protect him and help him evade capture by authorities, according to the DOJ.