New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- After the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes aka El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the focus has now centered on Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez aka 'Pelon' - the rumoured successor of El Mencho. Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez is now likely to takeover the $20 billion criminal empire.

El Mencho was one of the most wanted men in Mexico and the United States, was killed in a military operation some 130 kilometers (80 miles) from Jalisco state capital Guadalajara on Sunday.

Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in the operation to capture him in Tapalpa, Jalisco and he died while being flown to Mexico City, the Defense Department said in a statement. The state is the base of the cartel known for tra...