El Mencho’s Brother Sentenced to 22.5 Years in U.S. Prison

WHO:

NY Post - Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Tony Montana,” is the brother of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” a Mexican cartel boss.

CBS News - Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 67, worked for cartels with his brother Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes.

CBS News - El Mencho co-founded and led the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).

CBS News - Tysen Duva, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, described Antonio Oseguera Cervantes’s role in a statement.

ABC News US - The sentenced man’s slain brother led one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels.

WHAT:

NY Post - Antonio Oseguera Cervantes was sentenced to 22.5 years in U.S. prison.

CBS News - He was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-trafficking and firearms offenses.

CBS News - He pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine for importation into the United States.

CBS News - He also pleaded guilty to using, carrying and possessing a firearm in furtherance of the drug-trafficking conspiracy.

ABC News US - The sentence was for his role in a sprawling drug-trafficking conspiracy that brought cocaine and methamphetamine to American streets.

CBS News - Duva said Oseguera Cervantes had helped fuel “one of the world's most dangerous drug trafficking organizations,” flooding American communities with deadly drugs and enriching himself and his associates.

CBS News - The Trump administration designated CJNG and other cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

WHERE:

NY Post - The sentence was imposed in Washington, D.C.

CBS News - The sentencing took place in Washington.

CBS News - The drugs in the conspiracy were intended for importation into the United States.

WHY:

CBS News - The sentence followed guilty pleas to drug-trafficking conspiracy and firearms offenses.

HOW:

CBS News - Oseguera Cervantes admitted conspiring to distribute specified quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine for importation into the United States, and using, carrying and possessing a firearm to further the conspiracy.

(UPDATED November 13, 2026 19:03 UTC)

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of slain cartel leader El Mencho, received 22.5 years in prison. A Washington court sentenced him after he pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking and firearms offenses. The conspiracy involved importing cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States.