Trump administration offers $25M for US citizen said to lead Mexico’s most powerful cartel
Officials say the reward is part of a broader campaign that includes sanctions, indictments and visa restrictions aimed at weakening CJNG leadership.
- On Wednesday, The State Department offered a $25 million reward for the capture of Juan Carlos Gonz, known as "Pel," who has emerged as the figurehead of Mexico's most powerful cartel.
- Cartel leadership shifted after the Mexican military killed former leader Nemesio Rub Oseguera Cervantes, or "Mencho," in February; Gonz, his stepson, now controls the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
- Trump offered a total of $100 million in rewards for various Jalisco New Generation Cartel leaders, bumping Gonz's reward from $5 million while officials sanctioned associates and companies to block financial transactions.
- President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to crack down on cartels, threatening military action while The State Department aims to prioritize "crippling the organization's leadership."
- Jalisco New Generation Cartel operations involving avocado production and drug smuggling have extended into the United States and beyond; the group is designated a foreign terrorist organization.
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U.S. Raises Reward to $25 Million for CJNG Leader Juan Carlos Valencia, El Mencho's Stepson, Matching Historic Bounties for Maduro and Bin Laden
The United States has dramatically escalated its campaign against Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) by increasing the reward for information leading to the capture of its alleged new leader, Juan Carlos Valencia González, to $25 million, placing him among the world's most wanted fugitives.
DOJ puts $25 million bounty on US-born cartel leader
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the U.S.-born man believed to lead Mexico’s powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The State Department increased its previous $5 million reward for Juan Carlos Valencia González, known as “Pelón,” as part of a broader campaign targeting the cartel, commonly known as CJNG. The announcement coincided with the Justice Depart…
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