The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader was found guilty Friday of charges related to using violence to help his father run one of the country’s largest and most dangerous drug trafficking organizations.
Rubén Oseguera, known as “El Menchito,” is the son of the leader of the so-called Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, and was the second in command of the CJNG before his extradition to the United States in February 2020.
A federal jury in Washington, D.C., deliberated for several hours over two days before finding the younger Oseguera guilty on two counts: conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine for importation into the United States, and using a firearm in a drug trafficking scheme.
The sentencing of the young Oseguera, born in California and with American and Mexican nationality, will be handed down on January 10 by District Judge Beryl Howell.
He had no obvious reaction to the jury’s verdict. One of his lawyers patted him on the shoulder before he left the courtroom.