US EditionUS Places $5 Million Bounty on Sinaloa Cartel Leader
Juan José Ponce Félix leads a Sinaloa Cartel faction responsible for trafficking multiple narcotics and bribing officials with $1 million monthly, linked to thousands of U.S. overdose deaths.
- On Tuesday, the State Department offered a $5 million reward for Juan José 'El Ruso' Ponce Félix and launched a manhunt, establishing a tip line for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
- After joining Zambada in 2012, Ponce Félix rose through the organization, forming Los Rusos, the armed wing loyal to Zambada within the La Mayiza faction operating from Culiacán, Mexico.
- Investigations show he faces multiple indictments since 2015, and authorities allege he committed kidnapping, torture, homicides, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, and bribery, according to the DEA and FBI.
- The posting coincides with a presidential determination sent to Congress identifying drug-producing countries, while the White House expects additional efforts from Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum, who deployed 10,000 National Guard personnel and extradited 29 criminals, over the next year.
- La Mayiza's hold on the Mexicali corridor is linked to thousands of American overdose deaths, and U.S. officials say they are tightening their grip on Sinaloa Cartel followers after the recent Foreign Terrorist Organization designation.
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The United States offers five million dollars of reward to capture Juan José Ponce Félix, faithful leader of Mayo Zambada The State Department accuses ‘El Russo’ of drug trafficking, arms and bribing with more than a million dollars a month to members of the government, police and army in Sinaloa Micaela Varela-El Pais United States narrows its siege on the Sinaloa Cartel, especially on followers of Ismael El Mayo Zambada. The State Department h…
US places $5 million bounty on Sinaloa cartel leader
The United States government on Tuesday launched a manhunt for Sinaloa Cartel leader, Juan José Ponce Félix, aka “Jesús Alexandro Sanchez Félix” and “El Ruso.” The Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs declared Juan José Ponce Félix wanted for violating U.S. narcotics laws. There is a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction, according to State Departme…
US offers $5 million reward for capture of Juan José Ponce Félix, cartel boss loyal to El Mayo Zambada
The United States is tightening its grip on the Sinaloa Cartel, particularly targeting followers of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. On Tuesday, the State Department offered a $5 million reward for Juan José “El Ruso” Ponce Félix, a cartel leader based in Culiacán. Authorities accuse him of drug trafficking — primarily cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin — as well as arms trafficking and bribing government, police, and military officials wit…
US Offers $5 Million Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Sinaloa Cartel Faction Boss
U.S. authorities on Sept. 16 announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of Juan José Ponce Félix, the alleged leader of one of the Sinaloa cartel’s factions. In February, the Trump administration designated the Sinaloa cartel a foreign terrorist organization, along with several other Mexican and Latin American organizations. Ponce Félix, 43, is the leader of Los Rusos (The Russians), the armed wing of La Mayiza,…
Washington. The U.S. government reported yesterday that it offers a $5 million reward for any information leading to the capture of Juan José Ponce Félix El Russo, designated as one of the main hit men of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico.
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