Mexico to auction seized land at country club where cartel boss El Mencho died in army raid

MEXICO CITY, May 25 — The Mexican government has announced the auction of a plot of land within the country club where drug kingpin Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” died during a clash with the army in February.

Authorities have not disclosed who owned the land before it was seized by the government and do not directly link the property to El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

But it is located in the exact area where the cartel leader was killed in Tapalpa, in the western state of Jalisco, on February 22 in operation conducted by the Mexican army.

El Mencho’s death triggered retaliation by his cartel, which carried out roadblocks and set fire to vehicles across two-thirds of the country.

Aerial view of the house where Mexican drug lord ‘El Mencho’ was staying before his capture at the ‘Tapalpa Country Club’ in Tapalpa, Jalisco state, Mexico February 24, 2026. — AFP pic

The land has a starting price of about US$750,000 (RM2.9 million) and is among a list of 211 properties that authorities are set to auction on Thursday.

In past years, the government has auctioned off homes that belonged to the founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is currently imprisoned in the United States. — AFP

المصدر: Malay Mail