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Senior editor, legal affairs and criminal justice @latimes. Previously @VICENews. Stories on drugs, crime, prisons, etc. keegan.hamilton@latimes.com.
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Kidnapping of El Chapo's cartel partner hangs over US indictment of Mexican governor

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| Killeen Daily Herald
The indictment is remarkable in its detail, laying out a web of corruption at the highest levels of the Mexican government. At the center, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, is Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya, accused of allowing his state's eponymous cartel to operate with impunity after its leaders guaranteed his election by sending gunmen to intimidate rival candidates, steal ballots and threaten voters at the polls. Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency.
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Kidnapping of El Chapo's cartel partner hangs over US indictment of Mexican governor

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| MSN
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Kidnapping of El Chapo's cartel partner hangs over U.S. indictment of Mexican governor

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| Yahoo
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appeared in federal court in Brooklyn on Sept. 13, 2024. His alleged ties to the recently indicted governor of Sinaloa are under scrutiny. (Elizabeth Williams / Associated Press) The indictment is remarkable in its detail, laying out a web of corruption at the highest levels of the Mexican government. At the center, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, is Sinaloa Gov.
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1 town’s day of terror after the killing of Mexican cartel boss ‘El Mencho’

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| Hartford Courant
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times ETZATLÁN, Mexico — There are two sides to the town on Jalisco’s tequila trail. One is the charming pueblo in foothills lined with neat rows of agave cactus. In the central plaza you’ll see swaths of handwoven fabric draped like canopies over the cobbled streets — splashes of pink, blue, yellow and green offering welcome shade from the afternoon heat.
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1 town's day of terror after the killing of Mexican cartel boss 'El Mencho'

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| Killeen Daily Herald
ETZATLÁN, Mexico - There are two sides to the town on Jalisco's tequila trail. One is the charming pueblo in foothills lined with neat rows of agave cactus. In the central plaza you'll see swaths of handwoven fabric draped like canopies over the cobbled streets - splashes of pink, blue, yellow and green offering welcome shade from the afternoon heat. Locals boast that their "cielo tejido" is world famous, and once even went on display in Dubai. Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 town's day of terror after the killing of Mexican cartel boss 'El Mencho'

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| Miami Herald
A wanted poster for Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS) ETZATLÁN, Mexico - There are two sides to the town on Jalisco's tequila trail. One is the charming pueblo in foothills lined with neat rows of agave cactus. In the central plaza you'll see swaths of handwoven fabric draped like canopies over the cobbled streets - splashes of pink, blue, yellow and green offering welcome shade from the afternoon heat.
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1 town's day of terror after the killing of Mexican cartel boss 'El Mencho'

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| The Derrick and The News-Herald
ETZATLÁN, Mexico — There are two sides to the town on Jalisco's tequila trail. One is the charming pueblo in foothills lined with neat rows of agave cactus. In the central plaza you'll see swaths of handwoven fabric draped like canopies over the cobbled streets — splashes of pink, blue, yellow and green offering welcome shade from the afternoon heat. Locals boast that their "cielo tejido" is world famous, and once even went on display in Dubai.
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Blood, bullets and a cartel boss' life of luxury

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| Killeen Daily Herald
By Keegan Hamilton - Los Angeles Times (TNS) The most wanted man in Mexico was hiding out next to a country club. When Mexican special forces soldiers attacked the hideout of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes - the cartel boss known as "El Mencho" - they descended on his luxurious compound in the mountains outside Guadalajara. Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency.
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Inside El Mencho’s last hideout: Blood, bullets and a cartel boss' life of luxury Original

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| Los Angeles Times
TAPALPA, Mexico — The most wanted man in Mexico was hiding out next to a country club. When Mexican special forces soldiers attacked the hideout of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — the cartel boss known as “El Mencho” — they descended on his luxurious compound in the mountains outside Guadalajara.
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Inside El Mencho’s last hideout: Blood, bullets and a cartel leader’s life of luxury

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| Los Angeles Times
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Inside El Mencho's last hideout: Blood, bullets and a cartel boss' life of luxury

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| The Derrick and The News-Herald
The most wanted man in Mexico was hiding out next to a country club. When Mexican special forces soldiers attacked the hideout of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — the cartel boss known as "El Mencho" — they descended on his luxurious compound in the mountains outside Guadalajara. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmp 4=FDE6C @7 D6G6? FAD42=6 423:?D D:EF2E65 @? 2 DE66A 9:==D:56 5@EE65 H:E9 A:?6 EC66D[ E96 =@42E:@?
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Tras el asesinato de El Mencho, ¿quién dirigirá el cártel más grande de México? Podría ser un hombre nacido en California.

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By Keegan Hamilton , Kate Linthicum , Patrick McDonnell 
| MSN
Kate Linthicum, Keegan Hamilton, Patrick J. McDonnell GUADALAJARA — El notorio capo de la droga estaba enfermo, sus riñones estaban fallando. Para asegurar el buen manejo de su cártel multimillonario mientras se sometía a diálisis, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, conocido como “El Mencho”, delegó el control diario a varios lugartenientes de alto rango. Cada uno manejaba una región separada, tenía su propio grupo de sicarios y desarrolló su propia y temible reputación.
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One of the men who could replace 'El Mencho' is from Southern California Original

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By Kate Linthicum , Keegan Hamilton , Patrick McDonnell 
| Los Angeles Times
GUADALAJARA — The notorious drug kingpin was sick, his kidneys failing. To ensure smooth management of his multibillion-dollar cartel while he underwent dialysis, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” delegated day-to-day control to several top lieutenants. Each managed a separate region, had his own group of hit men and developed his own fearsome reputation. Mexican soldiers killed Oseguera on Sunday in a raid on his remote mountain hideout.
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‘El Mencho’: From California drug dealer to cartel kingpin

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By Keegan Hamilton 
| The Seattle Times
Long before he had a $15 million bounty on his head as the leader of Mexico’s ruthless Jalisco New Generation cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes was a scruffy-haired kid trying to eke out a living on the streets of San Francisco. He crossed the border illegally sometime before he turned 20, making the migrant’s journey north from the avocado and lime orchards that surround his family’s small town in the state of Michoacán.
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