Brother of slain Mexican cartel leader jailed for 22.5 years in US

WASHINGTON: The brother of slain drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison in the United States for drug trafficking and firearms offenses, the US Justice Department said Friday.

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 67, had pleaded guilty in August to two charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as firearms possession.

Oseguera Cervantes — who is also known as “Tony Montana,” the drug lord played by Al Pacino in “Scarface” — is the brother of the late “El Mencho,” the co-founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

“For more than two decades, Antonio Oseguera Cervantes helped fuel one of the world’s most dangerous drug trafficking organizations, flooding America’s communities with deadly drugs while enriching himself and his associates,” assistant attorney general…