Rubén Oseguera González

Rubén Oseguera González (; born 14 February 1990), commonly referred to by his alias El Menchito , 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.

Early life and career Rubén Oseguera González was born on 14 February 1990, in San Francisco County, California. Authorities did this after suspected organized crime members uploaded a video on social media warning of Oseguera González's plot to escape from prison. On 29 August 2019, a federal judge absolved Oseguera González of organized crime involvement and ordered his immediate release. On 6 September 2019, Oseguera González was transferred to the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 11 in Hermosillo, Sonora.

Extradition process

Approval process

On 3 February 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an arrest warrant against Oseguera González. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stated that he had been involved in importing and distributing narcotics from Mexico to the U.S. since 2011. The DEA stated that Oseguera González had several other aliases, including "Rubencito", "El Rojo", "El Ruso", and "El Niño". According to the report, the United States Department of Justice was going to seize all of Oseguera González assets in the U.S. that were a result of his drug proceeds. With the arrest warrant, the U.S. government could formally request his extradition to the U.S. On 20 September 2024, Oseguera González was convicted by a federal jury of various drug-related charges and the downing of a Mexican military helicopter during the 1 May 2015 Jalisco attacks. On 24 September 2024, he would also be convicted of drug trafficking and firearm related charges which involved conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine while knowing and intending that they would be imported into the United States, and using, carrying, and brandishing firearms, including destructive devices, in furtherance of the drug trafficking conspiracy. On 7 March 2025, Oseguera González received a sentence of life plus 30 years in prison. As of November 2025, Oseguera González is held at ADX Florence, the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado.

Impact of United States jailing on CJNG leadership At the time of his father's death in February 2026, it was revealed that Oseguera Gonzalez ("El Menchito") being jailed in the United States had in fact broke the line of succession for the CJNG. With Oseguera Gonzalez now being held in the United States, his father now had no direct succession, with a power vacuum now being created in the CJNG in the wake of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera's death.