The Golden Funeral of El Mencho, the Fentanyl King
A golden coffin, five truckloads of flowers, a rooster made of red and white petals. The funeral took place in Guadalajara, in the kingdom of his cartel
A golden coffin, five truckloads of flowers, a rooster made of red and white petals. And a band playing rancheras and narcocorridos as the coffin enters the cemetery.
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known to everyone as El Mencho, was buried like this, in the state of Jalisco, his kingdom. The man who founded and then led for years the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, one of the most powerful criminal organisations in the western hemisphere, was killed in a National Guard operation a few days ago. He was 59 years old and believed to be the king of fentanyl. The United States had put a $15 million bounty on his head.
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The funeral was held near Guadalajara, the cartel's historical stronghold. The Guardia Nacional garrisoned the area to prevent further outbreaks of violence. In the days following his killing, after all, CJNG men set fire to vehicles and blocked roads in at least twenty states of the country. A show of strength, but also a clear message: the organisation is still operational.
According to the AFP news agency, it took five trucks to transport all the flower arrangements to the cemetery. Many were sent by anonymous senders. Among them was a huge rooster, a tribute to El Mencho's passion for clandestine fighting.
When the gold-coloured coffin arrived at the chapel inside the cemetery, musicians sang El Muchacho Alegre. And after a ceremony lasting about an hour, those present (many with their faces covered by masks) accompanied the coffin to the grave. A surprisingly sober burial compared to the monumental mausoleums that often mark the graves of narcos leaders.
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