The brother of the slain prominent cartel leader known as “El Mencho” was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearms violations, the Justice Department said.
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 67, worked for cartels alongside his brother Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, who was assassinated by the Mexican army in February.
Antonio Cervantes, better known as “Tony Montana,” pled guilty in July to conspiracy to distribute five kilos or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine for import into the United States. He also pled guilty to using, carrying, and possessing a handgun in support of the narcotics trafficking conspiracy.
El Mencho cofounded and led the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, or CJNG. Last year, the Trump administration branded the CJNG and other cartels as international terrorist groups.
“For more than two decades, Antonio Oseguera Cervantes helped fuel one of the world’s most dangerous drug trafficking organizations, flooding America’s communities with deadly drugs while enriching himself and his associates,” said Tysen Duva, the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, in a statement.
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