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Mexico’s Most Wanted Drug Boss Buried in Golden Casket

His death sparked days of unrest and violence across Mexico.

Slain Mexican drug lord “El Mencho” has been buried in a golden casket. Jalisco New Generation Cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes was gunned down by Mexican federal authorities less than two weeks ago as they tried to capture him, sparking unrest across the country. An anonymous official told CNN that he was buried in Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara, in a cemetery in the suburb of Zapopan on Monday. The exact location remains undisclosed for security purposes, with measures also in place at the funeral home where his body had been kept by his family following an autopsy. Large wreaths had reportedly been showing up regularly since Sunday, some bearing an image of a rooster in honor of one of his nicknames, “Lord of the Roosters.” His killing at the hands of the Mexican army was a watershed moment, as violence erupted across the country, fires burned, and cartel members wreaked havoc as retribution, leaving tourists stranded. Cervantes was shot in his legs and midriff, and died on the way to the hospital alongside his two bodyguards.