Newscasts - Inside the Mexico villa where El Mencho spent his final hours

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25/02/2026 08:41

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Description: Feared Mexican cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, or "El Mencho," spent his final hours in a luxury villa tucked inside the exclusive Tapalpa Country Club, a gated enclave of weekend homes in the hills of Mexico's western state of Jalisco. Blanch Ancla has more.

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A sleek, modern villa was where Nemesio Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, spent his final hours. Reuters footage shows the home's messy kitchen with cartons of milk, spoiled strawberries, unfinished pastry, and boxes of produce left on the floor. Bottles of hygiene and skincare products, vitamins, and empty boxes of luxury items were also found inside. There is also a small makeshift altar with Catholic figures, including the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patroness, and St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes. The two story villa sits inside the exclusive Tapalpa Country Club, a gated enclave of weekend homes in the hills of Jalisco. Authorities had been led there by a tip tied to Oseguera's lover. Burned out cars and trucks sat on some of the roads encircling the compound after a siege like raid by the military on Sunday. Oseguera, better known as El Mencho, tried to escape through the back garden to a wooded hillside, but was hit by gunfire during the pursuit. Authorities said he died of his injuries while being airlifted away. Tapalpa has faced scrutiny before. 10 years ago, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on several businesses in the area, alleging they were used to launder money for the Jalisco cartel and its financial arm.