In a golden coffin, with regional Mexican music and under a massive military and police deployment, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was buried this Monday in a cemetery in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara. At midday on Monday, the hearse arrived at the La Paz Recinto, a cemetery on the west side of the city and about 23 kilometers from where the wake took place, which was guarded by federal, state, and municipal security forces. The body was transported in a gold-colored coffin and was received by a regional music band that began to play songs such as 'El muchacho alegre', before entering the chapel of the place. The hearse was preceded by three cranes that transported the dozens of floral arrangements that arrived during the funeral and that could enter the cemetery through the usual entrances due to their size. Since last Saturday, when family members claimed the body at the General Prosecutor's Office in Mexico City, a large security operation has been deployed in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area by the Mexican Army, the National Guard, and the state police. The body of the most sought-after capo in Mexico and the United States arrived at the funeral home on Sunday night, heavily escorted by civilian and military vans in charge of guarding the hearse. From that moment, dozens of floral arrangements with white roses arrived, among which one stood out whose ribbon showed the initials 'CJNG', as well as another with red roses in the shape of a rooster, in allusion to the fact that the alleged was known as 'El señor de los gallos'. Most of the arrangements arrived without ribbons identifying the sender. The entry and exit of people around the funeral home was controlled by the military, and there was even a military vehicle in the place, which remained there until the transfer to the cemetery. Since no federal, state, or municipal authority has confirmed the presence of the capo's remains, the mobilization of military elements has caused tension and fear among the population of Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco and which will be one of the three Mexican host cities of the World Cup that will be held in just 100 days. Jalisco, in western Mexico, is still trying to recover from the fires and riots last Sunday, February 22, when the state governor, Pablo Lemuns, decreed the 'Red Code' for two days due to the violent response of the allies and partners of Oseguera after the death of their leader. The military operation against El Mencho, 59 years old, took place in Tapalpa, 130 kilometers south of Guadalajara, and caused a wave of violence in much of Mexico, such as roadblocks, burning of businesses, flight cancellations, and attacks on security forces by organized crime. According to authorities, 25 members of the National Guard and more than 30 CJNG members died in clashes after the military operation, mostly in the state of Jalisco.
