Son of ‘El Mencho’ faked his own death and was living life of luxury in California before being busted in trafficking case: Feds

Inset: Nemesio Ruben Oseguera-Cervantes (U.S. Department of State). Background: The letters "CJNG" for Jalisco New Generation Cartel are scrawled on the facade of an abandoned home, in El Limoncito, in the Michoacan state of Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Inset: Nemesio Ruben Oseguera-Cervantes (U.S. Department of State). Background: The letters “CJNG” for Jalisco New Generation Cartel are scrawled on the facade of an abandoned home, in El Limoncito, in the Michoacan state of Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

A high-ranking member of one of the world’s most violent drug cartels who allegedly faked his own death and created a phony identity to live a life of luxury was arrested on federal charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.

Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, 37, was charged in a federal complaint unsealed on Wednesday. He was arrested in Riverside, California, on Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release.