Land where notorious cartel leader was killed is being auctioned

World The land where notorious cartel leader "El Mencho" was killed is being auctioned. The starting price is $750,000. May 25, 2026 / 10:40 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google 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 (CJNG). 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 an operation conducted by the Mexican army.The land has a starting price of about $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.Officials said the Mexican special forces operation that killed the cartel leader, which included U.S. intelligence information, ended when special forces found Oseguera Cervantes "hidden in the undergrowth" in his home state of Jalisco. A crucifix, religious candles and a handwritten psalm were found in El Mencho's home after the operation, The Associated Press reported. Mexican authorities said they tracked one of his romantic partners to his hideout. An aerial view of the Tapalpa Country Club, following a military operation that killed cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, aka "El Mencho." in Tapalpa, Mexico on Feb. 25, 2026. Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images El Mencho's death triggered retaliation by his cartel, which carried out roadblocks and set fire to vehicles across two-thirds of the country. Dozens of people were killed in the wave of violence, including 25 members of Mexico's National Guard.  ...