U.S. Sanctions New CJNG Leader, More than 50 People and Companies
Treasury said the action targets the cartel’s leadership, financiers and criminal networks that laundered tens of millions of dollars annually since at least 2023.
- On Thursday, the Treasury Department's Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions targeting Jalisco New Generation Cartel leadership, including Juan Carlos Gonzalez, the stepson of late founder Mencho.
- Gonzalez assumed control of the CJNG after founder Mencho died in a Mexican operation earlier this year. The State Department designated the cartel a foreign terrorist organization in February 2025.
- Networks associated with Audias Flores Silva, known as "Jardinero," and Cesar Alejandro Villasenor Olivares, known as "El Guero Conta," were also targeted despite their April arrests. Treasury said their family networks and front companies continue operating.
- "Today's action strikes Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion's leadership, financiers, and criminal networks," said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. The move denies the cartel resources used to traffic fentanyl and threaten American lives.
- Since 2015, OFAC has sanctioned more than 250 people and entities linked to the cartel. The network allegedly laundered tens of millions of dollars annually since at least 2023, funding continued operations.
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The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against more than 50 people and businesses linked to the Jalisco Cartel, which has been accused of trafficking fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the country from Mexico.
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = The U.S. Treasury Department [investigates] new [investigations] of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the largest drug cartels that divide Mexico...
U.S. sanctions new CJNG leader, more than 50 people and companies
The United States has imposed sanctions on more than 50 people and companies linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), including Juan Carlos González, who took control of the group after its founder, Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” was killed during a military operation in Mexico earlier this year. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the sanctions Thursday, targeting the cartel’s …
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