Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oceguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, has been laid to rest. -EPA
The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel has been buried in a shiny golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence in the state that gave name to one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels.
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A federal official confirmed that Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho," was buried on Monday in a cemetery in Zapopan, a suburb of Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city.
Dozens of people accompanied the funeral procession, many carrying black umbrellas on a sunny day and with a band playing Mexican regional music known as banda.
The Attorney General's Office declined to confirm the location of El Mencho's burial for "security reasons."
There had been stepped up security since Sunday around a funeral home where large flower wreaths had been arriving without a name.
The Mexican army killed Oseguera Cervantes just over a week ago while attempting to capture him.
Oseguera Cervantes' killing set off retaliation by the cartel in numerous states.
More than 70 people died between the military operation and the violence that followed.
The government said that security operations continue against other high-ranking members of the cartel.
