Overview
- Antonio Oseguera Cervantes entered a guilty plea in federal court on July 31, 2026 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine and to using or possessing a firearm in those crimes.
- Court papers say he admitted conspiring to ship at least five kilograms of cocaine and 500 grams of methamphetamine to the United States and will be sentenced on November 13, 2026 under statutory exposure that ranges from a 15‑year minimum to possible consecutive life terms.
- Prosecutors recommended about 25 years for the drug count plus five years for the weapons count but the judge retains discretion to impose a longer sentence.
- U.S. filings and reporting say Oseguera was captured in Mexico in December 2022, extradited to the United States on February 27, 2025, and is accused of running logistics, supplying precursors, collecting proceeds and laundering money for the Cartel del Milenio and later the CJNG.
- Officials call the plea a legal and operational blow to the cartel’s finance and supply chain and warn it could sharpen short‑term instability as Mexican forces continue high‑level arrests that have provoked blockades and vehicle burnings in places such as Michoacán.