As Mexico continues to crack down drug cartels and other criminal groups, authorities in the state of Jalisco secured the arrest of a key member of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación thanks to previous intelligence and surveillance reports On Feb. 28, members of the Mexican National Guard that were patrolling the small town of Atarjeas de Covarrubias —located in southwest Jalisco— noticed suspicious activity from a man and decided to follow him. After investigating and arresting the suspect, he was identified as Abraham Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "Don Rodo," the older brother of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes "El Mencho." According to Mexico's Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) El Rodo was arrested alongside three other Jalisco cartel members All four suspects were armed and carried a small quantity of drugs as well as cash As reported by Infobae Mexico formed part of El Mencho's criminal enterprise helping with money laundering and purchasing properties all around Mexico Don Rodo worked alongside notary public offices in Ciudad Guzmán and Autlán de Navarro to manage changes of ownership of the properties he purchased for the CJNG cartel leader also plays a major role in the cartel's real estate masterplan by purchasing and investing money on gold mines located in the states of Michoacán and Nayarit After Mexican authorities secured the arrests El Mencho's older brother and the other three suspects were transported to central Mexico where two days later Abraham Oseguera had a hearing with a federal judge After a long hearing, the judge determined that Don Rodo be transferred to the infamous maximum security prison known as El Altiplano, the same facility from where Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escaped in 2015. Apart from forming part of his brother's criminal organization, authorities accuse Abraham Oseguera of illegal possession of firearms exclusive to Army personnel and crimes against health and safety. It is not the first time Don Rodo has been in deep trouble with Mexican authorities. Last year, he was arrested by members of the National Guard in Jalisco on April 21. He remained under arrest at the El Altiplano max facility until April 30, when he was set free after a federal judge said there was not enough evidence to convict him of the crimes he was accused of by Mexico's Attorney General's Office. © 2025 Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. According to the state’s Civil Protection flash flooding occurred after the sudden rise of the El Jalocote stream through a small settlement of around 200 inhabitants in the municipality of Autlán de Navarro on 25 September 2023 As of late 25 September levels of the stream had fallen allowing emergency personnel to assess the damage Civil Protection gave a preliminary balance of 7 fatalities Officials also reported severe damage to roads and homes Search and rescue operations are continuing in the area On 25 September the Secretary General of the Government of Jalisco travelled to Autlán de Navarro to tour the affected areas with the mayor of Autlán de Navarro Civil Protection reported 5 homes and a school were severely damaged along with several roads in the area The number of fatalities increased to eight while the number feared missing fell to three Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.​ A​t least seven are dead and nine were left missing after flooding struck the Mexican state of Jalisco this week T​he Jalocote stream burst its banks early Monday damaging roads and destroying homes in the community of El Jalocote after heavy rain fell in the region Monday (​MORE: Landslide In Guatemala Kills Three) E​mergency responders flocked to the scene and were able to rescue three people from the floodwater Gustavo Robles, who heads the municipality of Autlan de Navarro, called the destructive rainfall "atypical" in a Monday press conference T​he water receded later in the day on Monday as search efforts continued The floods wreaked havoc as a landslide killed three people The landslide was triggered by heavy rain early Monday morning C​lick through the slideshow above to see images of the aftermath of the flood in Mexico Senior editor Nicole Bonaccorso works as weather.com's photo editor and writes about breaking news The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news the environment and the importance of science to our lives This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.​ A​t least seven are dead and nine were left missing after flooding struck the Mexican state of Jalisco this week T​he Jalocote stream burst its banks early Monday (​MORE: Landslide In Guatemala Kills Three) E​mergency responders flocked to the scene and were able to rescue three people from the floodwater Gustavo Robles, who heads the municipality of Autlan de Navarro, called the destructive rainfall \\\"atypical\\\" in a Monday press conference T​he water receded later in the day on Monday as search efforts continued The floods wreaked havoc as a landslide killed three people C​lick through the slideshow above to see images of the aftermath of the flood in Mexico Senior editor Nicole Bonaccorso works as weather.com's photo editor and writes about breaking news, travel, climate and more. 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All rights reserved Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article with the hits “Black Magic Woman” and “Oye Como Va,” reached number one the next year Santana III (1971) and Caravanserai (1972) followed brother of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes The older brother of the CJNG kingpin was detained by the National Guard shortly before 4 a.m Sunday in the municipality of Autlán de Navarro according to an entry in the National Register of Arrests He was subsequently transferred to a Federal Attorney General’s Office facility in Mexico City President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the arrest of the man known as “Don Rodo” at his morning press conference on Monday The charges Abraham Oseguera faces were not disclosed one of Mexico’s two most powerful criminal organizations Security analyst David Saucedo told the Associated Press that he carried out “administrative activities” within the CJNG and was in charge of some of the cartel’s trafficking routes into the United States López Obrador said that the federal Security Ministry would provide details about Abraham Oseguera’s arrest later on Monday pic.twitter.com/E7OhhoNy7S — Manuel Lopez San Martin (@MLopezSanMartin) April 22, 2024 and El Mencho were arrested on heroin trafficking charges in California in the early 1990s Both returned to Mexico after serving their sentences in the U.S but the case was time-barred and consequently didn’t proceed Jessica Oseguera González, daughter of El Mencho, was arrested in the United States in 2020 on money laundering charges and sentenced to 30 months in prison in 2021 Meanwhile, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes is still on the lam. Aged in his late 50s, El Mencho is at the helm of a criminal organization that operates all over Mexico and in many countries around the world Anne Milgram, administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has asserted that the CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel pose “the greatest criminal threat the United States has ever faced” given the quantity of narcotics — including the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl — they smuggle into the country U.S. authorities are offering a reward of up to US $10 million for information leading to El Mencho’s arrest. Almost five years ago, DEA agent Kyle Mori claimed that the capo was hiding out in the mountains of western Mexico “He hides in the mountainous areas of Jalisco We think he’s not in the cities anymore,” said Mori who was in charge of the DEA’s efforts to apprehend the CJNG leader “I don’t think he spends a lot of time in one place … He’s definitely constantly moving,” he said ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Mexico's Army soldiers and workers await the opening of the road leading to El Jalocote community following heavy rains and floods in Autlan de Navarro The bodies of some victims were reported to have been found several miles downstream from where they disappeared near Autlan in the western state of Jalisco "Eight people are reported dead so far and search efforts continue to locate two more people," the Jalisco civil protection service said in a statement Monday evening told AFP that deforestation and a fire earlier this year caused significant damage to the wooded area and could have contributed to the flash flooding Dozens of rescue workers were deployed in the area to search for the missing Mexico is regularly hit by flooding and tropical storms Scientists say that climate change is increasing the risk of heavy rain because warmer air holds more moisture Email: evne@vnexpress.netTel: 028 7300 9999 - Ext 8556 Despite protests from the federal Security Ministry and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was released from prison early Tuesday after a judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to put him on trial Oseguera — who Sedena said was “considered one of the main coordinators of logistical and financial operations” for the CJNG — was set to face drug trafficking and weapon possession charges at a marathon hearing last weekend that extended into the early hours of Sunday Judge Rogelio Díaz Villarreal ordered the 70-year-old’s release from the Altiplano maximum security prison in México state after determining that “the manner of [his] arrest was contradictory to what was stated by the authority in its police report.” The police report said that GN officers arrested Oseguera after entering a property in pursuit of three armed men didn’t show any armed men outside the property in question according to a report by the newspaper Reforma “was a group of five federal agents who arrived in advance with a battering ram to break the locks of the door.” “The agents illegally entered the property without a search warrant a helicopter arrived to transfer the detainee [to Mexico City],” Reforma added “… A key element was that the dactyloscopy [fingerprinting] report presented in the hearing concludes that Don Rodo’s fingerprints were not on the two firearms seized from him,” the newspaper said The judge concluded that authorities lied about Oseguera’s arrest He also remarked that it is illegal to remove a person from their home without a warrant The FGR could not produce evidence from any separate investigation that would have allowed it to press other charges against Don Rodo and keep him in prison There have been numerous previous cases in Mexico in which judges have released suspects after determining that their arrests didn’t occur in the way authorities said they did The FGR said in a statement on Monday that GN officers were legally “obliged” to pursue the three armed men as they saw them committing “a clearly flagrant criminal act.” It also said that municipal police officers in Autlán presented a criminal complaint against the GN officers who arrested Oseguera — “demonstrating … the collusion and complicity of local police authorities [with criminals].” “That complicit conduct … was ratified when said police officers were presented as witnesses by the defense for the accused,” the FGR said The federal Attorney General’s Office asserted that the “series of fragmented videos” presented by lawyers at the hearing last weekend lacked “chronological sequence” and had no “technical documentation to give them credibility and certainty.” “… The judge ordered the release of … [Oseguera] based on these very questionable and insufficient videos while the same judge … failed to place value on the accusations of serious crimes already presented against Abraham “O,” the FGR said Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez said Tuesday that the government appealed to the Supreme Court Mexico’s top court did not overturn the judge’s decision to release Oseguera Rodríguez also railed against the ruling to release Oseguera saying that Judge Díaz “gave full validity to the defense’s evidence,” which she described as “edited videos … in which it is presumed there was a manipulation.” The security minister said that the government asked United States authorities for information about legal processes or complaints against Oseguera in the U.S but was informed that there was nothing “outstanding” against him “He was therefore released during the night according to the terms ordered by the judge,” Rodríguez said “This is a state matter that could seriously affect the prestige of Mexico’s institutions,” she added President López Obrador — a frequent critic of Mexico’s judiciary — made similar remarks on Monday Oseguera left prison in the early hours of Tuesday and disappeared into the night in a private vehicle Don Rodo and El Mencho were arrested on heroin trafficking charges in California in the early 1990s, but the latter has never been detained in Mexico. In his late 50s, El Mencho is at the helm of a criminal organization that operates all over Mexico and in many countries around the world U.S. authorities are offering a reward of up to US $10 million for information leading to his arrest Autlan de Navarro has a very high level of seismic activity Based on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900 there are about 666 quakes on average per year in or near Autlan de Navarro Autlan de Navarro has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900 which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years The quake had a shallow depth of 44 km (27 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) Autlan de Navarro has had 10 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 5 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0 The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.6 km (2.9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) José was born in 1913, according to his obituary in Variety. 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