{"id":11130,"date":"2026-05-25T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11130"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:00:11","slug":"the-land-where-notorious-cartel-leader-el-mencho-was-killed-is-being-auctioned-the-starting-price-is-750000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11130","title":{"rendered":"The land where notorious cartel leader &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; was killed is being auctioned. The starting price is $750,000."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The Mexican government has announced the auction of a plot of land within the country club where drug kingpin Nemesio Oseguera, known as <span class=\"link\">&#8220;El Mencho,&#8221;<\/span>\u00a0died during a clash with the army in February.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not disclosed who owned the land before it was seized by the government and do not directly link the property to El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). <\/p>\n<p>But it is located in the exact area where the cartel leader <span class=\"link\">was killed<\/span> in Tapalpa, in the western state of Jalisco, on Feb. 22 in an operation conducted by the Mexican army.<\/p>\n<p>The land has a starting price of about $750,000 and is among a list of 211 properties that authorities are set to auction on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In past years, the government has auctioned off homes that belonged to the founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, <span class=\"link\">Joaquin &#8220;El Chapo&#8221; Guzman<\/span>, who is currently imprisoned in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the Mexican special forces operation that killed the cartel leader, which included U.S. intelligence information, ended when special forces found Oseguera Cervantes &#8220;hidden in the undergrowth&#8221; in his home state of Jalisco. A crucifix, religious candles and a handwritten psalm were found in El Mencho&#8217;s home after the operation, The Associated Press\u00a0reported. Mexican authorities said they tracked one of his\u00a0<span class=\"link\">romantic partners<\/span>\u00a0to his hideout.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/cccd3151-a8c0-4f22-8a90-d2715f9f4213\/thumbnail\/620x349\/52d6b96f524e59260befe7f23b4f6205\/gettyimages-2263015663.jpg#\" alt=\"Life in Tapalpa after military operation that killed cartel leader 'El Mencho' \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/cccd3151-a8c0-4f22-8a90-d2715f9f4213\/thumbnail\/620x349\/52d6b96f524e59260befe7f23b4f6205\/gettyimages-2263015663.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/cccd3151-a8c0-4f22-8a90-d2715f9f4213\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/f15dcbe25490c6c35d01a74d7a052526\/gettyimages-2263015663.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">An aerial view of the Tapalpa Country Club, following a military operation that killed cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, aka &#8220;El Mencho.&#8221; in Tapalpa, Mexico on Feb. 25, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Stringer\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>El Mencho&#8217;s death <span class=\"link\">triggered retaliation<\/span> by his cartel, which carried out roadblocks and set fire to vehicles across two-thirds of the country. <span class=\"link\">Dozens of people<\/span>\u00a0were killed in the wave of violence, including 25 members of Mexico&#8217;s National Guard. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, CJNG\u00a0was one of several cartels\u00a0<span class=\"link\">designated<\/span>\u00a0as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the Trump administration. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In March, El Mencho was\u00a0<span class=\"link\">buried in a golden casket<\/span>\u00a0with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence in a cemetery in Zapopan, a suburb of Guadalajara.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the cartel suffered another blow when one of its top leaders was <span class=\"link\">captured<\/span> while he was hiding in a roadside ditch in the northwest of the country. Audias Flores Silva, also known as &#8220;El Jardinero,&#8221; or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; and the U.S. had offered a\u00a0$5 million reward\u00a0for information leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a\u00a0 U.S. federal grand jury expanded the <span class=\"link\">charges against Silva<\/span>, accusing him of methamphetamine trafficking and conspiracy to launder money.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                      <span class=\"byline__author__text\">The Associated  Press<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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