El Mencho laid to rest in a gilded coffin near Guadalajara after deadly clash

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Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was buried in a gleaming gold coffin at a Zapopan cemetery near Guadalajara after Mexican troops killed him in a raid the previous week; the funeral, conducted under tight security with wreaths and banda music, followed a death certificate noting multiple bullet wounds and has been followed by cartel violence across about 20 states as authorities pursue other high‑ranking members.
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