US EditionClose ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels
- Jos� Gonz�lez Valencia, known as "Chepa," was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. federal prison for orchestrating drug trafficking operations for the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
- The U.S. government has increased pressure on the Jalisco New Generation cartel by designating it as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, providing authorities with more tools to prosecute cartel members.
- The State Department sanctioned five leaders of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, including "El Mencho," who is wanted for multiple drug-related crimes, and announced rewards for information leading to their arrests.
- Matthew Galeotti stated, "You can't totally prosecute your way out of the cartel problem, but you can make an actual impact by... getting high-level targets to sort of set the organization back.
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The Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of Justice reported yesterday on three new blows to Mexican organized crime: José González Valencia, co-founder of the Los Cuinis cartel, was sentenced to 30 years in prison; Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa, son-in-law of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel (CJNG), pleaded guilty for money laundering, and Jaime González Durán, El Hummer and one of the founders of Los Zetas, …
Close ally of drug kingpin gets 30 years in prison
WASHINGTON — A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid detection, and provided weapons to one of Mexico’s most…
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolA close ally of the chief fugitive of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel, known as “El Mencho,” orchestrated for years a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid being detected, in addition to providing weapons to one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, according to prosecutors.
Close ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as U.S. ramps up pressure on cartels
A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid detection, and provided weapons to one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, prosecutors say.
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Close ally of drug kingpin 'El Mencho' gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels
Two close associates of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” have been brought to justice in a U.S. courtroom as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the cartel it recently designated a foreign terrorist organization.
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