Mexico set to auction land where drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ was killed

Newspapers hang on display for sale in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, a day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Jon Orbach,File)

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 Feb. 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.

The land has a starting price of about US$750,000 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.