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💥 Blood on the tiles. Bullet casings in the driveway. And a cartel kingpin living like royalty in the mountains. When Mexican special forces stormed a luxury cabin compound in Tapalpa, they uncovered what investigators say was one of the last hideouts of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — better known as “El Mencho.” The fugitive leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel had reportedly been hiding in a secluded hillside retreat near a country club — upscale cabins surrounded by pine trees, built for privacy and protection. After the raid: shattered glass, spent shell casings, and signs of a fierce gun battle. How did one of Mexico’s most wanted men manage to live in plain sight? What did authorities find inside the compound? And how close were they to capturing him? Inside the cartel boss’s final known hideout — full story below 👇

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Inside El Mencho’s last hideout: Blood, bullets and a cartel boss’ life of luxury

A sculpture of a horse trampling a dragon.

A sculpture of a horse trampling a dragon sits at the top of the Cabañas La Loma complex in Tapalpa, Mexico.

 

The aftermath of a Mexican special forces raid offered a window into the life of a fugitive drug kingpin.
The Times gained access to a hideout used by ‘El Mencho,’ the fugitive leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
The compound of upscale cabins was littered with spent shell casings, broken glass and other signs of a gun battle.

TAPALPA, Mexico — The most wanted man in Mexico was hiding out next to a country club.

When Mexican special forces soldiers attacked the hideout of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — the cartel boss known as “El Mencho” — they descended on his luxurious compound in the mountains outside Guadalajara.

A cluster of upscale cabins situated on a steep hillside dotted with pine trees, the location offered seclusion and ensured that Oseguera’s security detail would be able to see any approaching visitors coming from miles away.

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