Reward for CJNG’s New Leader Jumps to $25 Million After ‘El Mencho’s’ Death
Federal agencies are targeting the cartel’s leaders, finances and political ties as officials say corruption helps fuel fentanyl trafficking and violence.
- On Wednesday, the United States announced rewards totaling more than $100 million for leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel , targeting the organization's command structure and financial operations.
- DEA Director Terry Cole stated the offensive targets corrupt Mexican officials who shield CJNG leadership, alleging these collaborators share responsibility for thousands of fentanyl overdose deaths in the United States.
- Investigators are dismantling a timeshare fraud network that cost more than 6,000 Americans over $400 million between 2019 and 2023, with a $2 million reward offered for alleged financial operator Griselda Margarita Arredondo Pinzón.
- Washington named Juan Carlos Valencia González, known as "El 033," the cartel's new boss after his stepfather's death, placing a $25 million reward on his head—$20 million more than a month prior.
- Beyond arrests, the Department of Justice and IRS are tracking money laundering methods, including cryptocurrency transfers, vowing "we're going to track down their funds" and stating no border will prevent recovery of illicit cartel proceeds.
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Reward for CJNG’s new leader jumps to $25 million after ‘El Mencho’s’ death
The U.S. government on Wednesday raised from US $5 million to $25 million the maximum reward it is offering for information leading to the arrest of Juan Carlos Valencia González, the alleged new leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The U.S. State Department announced the higher bounty as part of reward offers totaling up to $102 million “for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions, in any country, of eight leaders a…
The State Department tightened measures against the CJNG by cancelling dozens of visas and raising rewards for information about the group's main operators.
He knows who the eight alleged leaders of the CJNG are for which the United States offers more than $100 million and what charges they face.
The Department of Justice sets a record number by eight senior leaders of the criminal organization. The bill includes narcoterrorism charges and identifies the heir of the command after Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes's discharge
The U.S. Ambassador to Mexico warned that not only will its leaders be persecuted, but also those who collaborate with the organization
U.S. Government Prioritizes Mexican Terrorist Cartel, Offers $100 Million in Rewards
The U.S. government announced a concerted effort to target Mexico’s most dangerous terrorist organization, Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG). The effort by both the U.S. Department of Justice and the State Department includes a new series of indictments targeting the shifting CJNG leadership structure and offers up to $100 million in rewards for information leading to the arrest of those leaders. The post U.S. Government Prioritizes Mexican T…
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