He shot down a military helicopter, built a cartel in more than 40 countries, and for decades almost nobody knew what he looked like. This is the story of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho": from a boy in Michoacán's avocado orchards to the most wanted man in Mexico, and the February 2026 raid in Tapalpa that ended it all.

CHAPTERS
0:00 May 1st, 2015
1:41 I. The Orchard
2:34 II. The Tapped Phone
3:59 III. The Family
5:18 IV. New Generation
6:54 V. War With the State
8:05 VI. The Ghost
9:34 VII. Refuge and Fortress
11:24 Zero One

SOURCES
U.S. Department of Justice press releases (U.S. v. Rubén Oseguera González, 2025; CJNG indictments 2014/2020/2022/2026)
U.S. Treasury OFAC (Kingpin Act designations, April 8, 2015; June 18, 2025; July 23, 2026)
U.S. Department of State Narcotics Rewards Program (reward posters, 2024; "Deceased" notice, February 2026)
Federal Register: Foreign Terrorist Organization designations, February 20, 2025
DEA National Drug Threat Assessment 2025
SEDENA / Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo press briefings, February–March 2026
InSight Crime · Reuters · AP · CBS News · San Francisco Chronicle · Rolling Stone (2017) · El Universal · Proceso · Infobae · La Jornada · El Financiero · Milenio

Some details are disputed. Where accounts differ (for example the exact time and place of death), this video follows the official account and says so.
All 3D scenes are simplified reconstructions. Violence is described, not depicted.

MUSIC
All music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech):
"Ossuary 6 - Air", "Anguish", "Industrial Cinematic", "The Escalation", "The Descent", "Penumbra", "Stay the Course", "Immersed"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

IMAGES
Reward posters and photographs: U.S. Department of State / DEA / San Francisco Police Department (public domain).
Map data: Natural Earth (public domain).

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