CJNG's Kentucky strategy has been repeated in town after town across America, in places better known for cheese, cows and corn. CJNGs increased distribution of fentanyl across the country has helped the synthetic opioid unseat heroin as the nations No. In the video, six armed men surround a masked man who claims to be cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho." "As a leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel, I'm . [62], On 15 August 2018, the PGR announced they were offering up to MXN$30 million to anyone who provides information that leads to El Mencho's capture. While some moves targeted the cartels finances, others were more personal. Pineda Sanchez's attorney, Lawrence Beaumont, disputed his client's involvement. [32][33] Other reporting stated the U.S authorities had alerted the Mexican authorities based on their surveillance of the subject's girlfriend who was importing meth at Gulfport, Mississippi. El Mencho was deported in 1997and then traveled to Tijuana. "[101] La Vaca was also reported to have defected from the CJNG because of El Mencho's death.[101]. A cartel member even worked at Kentucky's famed Calumet Farm, home to eight Kentucky Derby and three Triple Crown winners. There, amid the lush pastures and white rail fences, a Mexican immigrant with asinister secret quietly groomed prized thoroughbreds at historic Calumet Farm, according to court records. [14] He had five brothers: Juan, Miguel, Antonio, Marn, and Abraham. Macias' associate, Imanol Pineda Penaloza, headed a cell in Louisville while running his drug business through his used tire shop, Los 3 Hermanos. She got her older sister, a struggling single mom, involved to make quick money. Are you on Telegram? Pablo Escobar was a Colombian born drug kingpin who had a peak net worth of $30 billion dollars during his lifetime. Some members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) have no qualms about showing their faces, a sign they're confident that official security forces are powerless to stop them and they. The sanction was joint investigation conducted by the Treasury and the DEA office in Los Angeles as part of a larger effort with their Mexican counterparts to sanction drug trafficking groups in Mexico. According to government sources, Acevedo Crdenas directed CJNG cells in Zacoalco, Tlajomulco, Cocula, Tapalpa and Atemajac de Brizuela, Jalisco. We have all had a drug consumption problem," said the official, who asked not to be identified for his protection. [57] He was accused of organized crime involvement and illegal possession of firearms. U.S. law enforcement has described Rubn Oseguera-Gonzlez, AKA El Menchito, as a former second-in-command of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. When authorities arrested him, they found twoassault rifles, one inscribed with "Menchito" little Mencho and anotherengraved with"CJNG 02 JR.". Abraham was in charge of the transaction, while El Mencho acted as a lookout. Moreover, the U.S. lacks the authority to make arrests in foreign countries, said Evans, a senior DEA official. Through corruption and intimidation, CJNG has thrived, even as it found additional ways to make money. This sanction was also result of another investigation done by the Treasury and the DEA office in Los Angeles. Low 27F. But DEA agents across the border are sharing intelligence and working with their Mexican counterparts to devise ways to dismantle CJNG and arrest its leaders. On Oct. 16, 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, standing next to a large "Wanted" poster of El Mencho, announced a $10 million reward for his capture and unveiled detailed indictments against him and CJNG. How Mexicos cartel wars shattered American Mormons wary peace, More than 60,000 Mexicans have disappeared amid drug war, officials say. Members of a cartel cell inKansasCity, withdrug houses in both Kansas and Missouri between 2013 and 2016,splurged on $10,000ticketsto rapper Pitbulls concertand a Louis Vuittonpurse. [10][17] To strengthen his relationship with the Milenio Cartel, El Mencho married one of the clan leader's sisters, Rosalinda Gonzlez Valencia. That fight has been waged across America over the past seven years, federal court records show: CJNG is also using a mix of street gangsand white-collar businessmen to move the drugs and hide the money. [28] Abigael was arrested by the Mexican Navy on 28 February 2015. [34], In a series of highly coordinated tactics to prevent El Mencho's arrest, the CJNG blocked several highways and roads across the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area by setting at least 37 vehicles on fire. [d][4][5] His first name is cited as "Rubn" and/or "Nemesio". Hisoffice has prosecuted Sinaloa and CJNG members. Mexican security forces say they have arrested one of the leaders of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel. Paying semitruck drivers to haul hidden caches of drugs into the U.S. and return cash to Mexico. But he kept getting caught. [29] Part of El Mencho's success in the drug trade had to do with his ability to strategize market and consumer changes. After some time he left the police and joined organized crime as a full-time member of the Milenio Cartel. The investigation documented how in each new community, CJNG uses local traffickers who can blend in to sell their drugs, with no regard for their race or ethnicity. [66] This increase was one of the largest approved in the history of the Narcotics Rewards Program. Unlike his reclusive father, the 25-year-old lived in a luxury high-rise apartment in downtown Guadalajara and often stepped out in designer clothes to eat in fancy restaurants. The Mexican army on Tuesday arrested the brother of the country's most wanted drug cartel boss, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, the Mexico Defense Department said. Corts Zavala, who is the citys top security official, spoke a week after gunmen targeted a drug rehabilitation facility in his city, killing 28 people. A veteran Jalisco police officer, whoasked not to be identified for his safety, said CJNG has officials on its payroll at thelocal, state and federal levels. [27] This success was shared with Abigael Gonzlez Valencia, his brother-in-law, who headed a drug trafficking group known as Los Cuinis, allied to the CJNG. [36], On 19 March 2015, in Ocotln, Jalisco, CJNG gunmen ambushed a Federal Police convoy. Rubn "Nemesio" Oseguera Cervantes is the leader of Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin, better known as CJNG. After the attacks were over, the government confirmed that El Mencho was in the area and had evaded capture. The strategy: Make it illegal for any U.S. citizen or company to spend money at a cartel-affiliated business. While Luis Alderete maintains his innocence,court records show that his brother, Roberto Alderete, identified Luis asa cartel lieutenant. [49], According to the Mexican government, El Mencho may be hiding in the state of Jalisco, the CJNG's stronghold. American authorities are still seeking his extradition to the U.S. to face drug charges. ", "The cartels have become so large and powerful that you sometimes need an army to defeat an army!". "What are they doing way out in the middle of nowhere?" He is the most-wanted person in Mexico and one of the most-wanted in the U.S. Alton Strupp and Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal. The individuals sanctioned were El Mencho's brother Antonio; his son-in-law Julio Alberto Castillo Rodrguez; five of Gonzlez Valencia's siblings: Arnulfo, dgar Edn, Elvis, Marisa Ivette, and Noem; businessman Fabin Felipe Vera Lpez; and attorney Mara Teresa Quintana Navarro. The DEA's Donahue said many were taken toremote paramilitary camps where they were trained asassassins. Why is The Courier Journal reporting on a deadly Mexican drug cartel? Theyre kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place right now with the murders going up, the drug trafficking going up, traffickers gaining more money to be able to corrupt more people and to have international influence and contacts, Donahue said. Those who refuse bribesare threatened or killed. He promised hugs, not bullets. Now Mexicos AMLO is facing an outcry over soaring violence. They also stated that the CJNG and Los Cuinis coordinated the collection and delivery of the drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico. [16] It was in this criminal group where El Mencho would become a leading figure in organized crime. Three people were killed. ", "Marina detiene a operador del crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin", "Revelan qu tan grande es la fortuna de 'El Mencho', uno de los capos ms ricos segn la DEA", "Procuradura de Justicia de Jalisco turna a la PGR investigacin de bloqueos", "Los narcobloqueos en Jalisco, plan de distraccin para que huyera El Mencho", "Detencin de 'El Mencho' caus narcobloqueos; ofreca PGR 19 MDP por su captura", "Guadalajara Road Blockades Not Prompted by Cartel Leader Arrest: Police", "Confirman que 'El Mencho' escap gracias a narcobloqueos", "Policias, objetivo de cartel; en 20 dias matan a 21", "Jefe de clula del CJNG, una de las vctimas de enfrentamiento en Jalisco", "Bloody Attack on Police in Mexico Raises Jalisco Cartel's Profile", "Agresin contra Solorio Archiga fue por abatimiento de 'El Gringo', "Assailants block Mexican police convoy, kill 15 officers in ambush", "Mxico: matan a 15 policas en una emboscada en Jalisco", "Fifteen Mexican police officers killed in deadly ambush in Jalisco state", "Confirman asesinato de director de polica de Zacoalco de Torres", "Autoridades Federales implementan 'Operacin Jalisco', "El narco demuestra su podero: derriba un helicptero, 39 bloqueos, 7 muertos", "Suman nueve muertos por derribo de helicptero en Jalisco", "Tras cada de helicptero escap 'El Mencho', por quinta vez", "Seven killed and a military helicopter shot down amid wave of violence in Mexico", "La guarida de El Mencho, en los lmites de Jalisco y Michoacn", "La evolucin del Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin: de la extincin al dominio global", "En los 90 EU apres al 'Mencho' y al 'Cuini' pero los dej ir", "Mexico's Jalisco Cartel New Generation: From Extinction to World Domination", "Mexican Drug Cartels and DarkNetworks: An Emerging Threat to Australia's National Security", "Procuradura General de la Repblica: Acuerdo A/ 102 /11", "Recompensas: Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes", "Treasury Further Targets The Business Network of the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization", Embassy of the United States, Mexico City, "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. ABIGAEL GONZALEZ VALENCIA AND NEMESIO OSEGUERA CERVANTES", "Teen YouTube star gunned down after hurling insults at cartel boss", "Mexican YouTube star, 17, found dead after insulting notorious cartel boss", "Ofrece PGR recompensa de 30 millones de pesos por informacin que conduzca a la detencin de Rubn Oseguera Cervantes", "Mexico: bounty raised over $1m on drug cartel kingpin 'El Mencho', "PGR sube a $30 millones recompensa por la cabeza de 'El Mencho', "U.S. Offers $10 Million for Information Leading to Mexican Drug Lord's Arrest", "Justice, Treasury, and State Departments Announce Coordinated Enforcement Efforts Against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion", "Treasury Sanctions Two Major Mexican Drug Organizations and Two of Their Leaders", "Treasury Sanctions Five Businesses Supporting Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion", "Niega juez amparo a la hija de 'El Mencho', "CJNG and Los Cuinis: Drug Trafficking Organizations", "Treasury Sanctions Individuals Supporting Powerful Mexico-Based Drug Cartels", "The New Criminal Group Hitting Mexico's CJNG Where It Hurts", "Erick Valencia Salazar "El 85": El otro fundador del Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin al que "El Mencho" traicion", "Mexican police arrested the wife of cartel chief 'El Mencho,' and it may mean they're closing in on the head of Mexico's most powerful cartel", "Body wrapped in plastic, left on park bench believed to be cartel boss", "Mexican cartel leader's body left wrapped in plastic on park bench", "Capturan al hermano del 'Mencho' en Jalisco", "Cae el hermano de 'El Mencho' en Jalisco", "Reaprehenden al yerno de 'El Mencho' en Jalisco", "A 'El Menchito' lo agarraron porque 'no le avisaron a tiempo', "Mexico Just Busted the Alleged Financial Brains of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel", "Operation Jalisco has failed after three years", "Wife of Jalisco New Generation Cartel boss arrested in Zapopan", "Wife of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader released from jail", "Federal forces capture two cartel chieftains in Jalisco", "Daughter of alleged Mexican drug kingpin "El Mencho" arrested in Washington D.C.", "Daughter of reputed Mexican drug lord sentenced in US", "The downfall of Rosalinda Gonzlez, leading figure of a powerful Mexican drug cartel", "Rosalinda Gonzlez: alleged CJNG chief comes from a family of narcos", "How will Mexico's president handle "El Mencho", a kingpin on the rise? It is now the primary drug trafficking organization in 24 of Mexicos 32 states, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. [20] Two months later, Coronel was killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army. "If its coming from a cartel, they could have sold a pound to Asians, black guys, outlaw motorcycle gangs, white trash," said Lt. Jeremy Williams, of the Ashe County Sheriff's Office inNorth Carolina. Rubn Oseguera Cervantes aka El Mencho and his wife Rosalinda Gonzlez Valencia have managed to stay under the radar for a long time. In June 2020, cartel gunmen carried out a brazen attack in Mexico City that left the police chief seriously . "my name is PABLO OSEGUERA member carte Jalisco New Generation and pimp of the domestic sexual service house I've been calling you cause you've been speaking to one of my girls which offered you her service and you only made her lose her time. He told his brother that the men to whom they gave the heroin handed over perfectly stacked dollar bills instead of loose ones. By 2014, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was indicted by a district court in Washington, D.C., on charges of running a continuous criminal enterprise, and for the alleged manufacture, importation and distribution of cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine. He is among the DEAs most wanted fugitives; the U.S. government has offered a $10million reward for information leading to his capture. [10] At the age of 14 he started guarding marijuana plantations. If someone you love dies from an overdose tonight, he may very well be to blame. Mexican marines almost captured El Mencho in October 2018. In subsequent years, Jalisco New Generation exploded across the country, recruiting local gangs and small-scale organizations along the way, uniting a range of criminals under a single banner. Pullup the seat. Theyre also working to train Mexican police to improve the country's solve rate for kidnappings and murders, which is less than 5%. In 2009, the DEA detected that El Mencho was involved in another cocaine shipment originating from Ecuador. among them Rubn Oseguera Gonzlez, known as "Menchito" (Little Mencho), who was . The fierce ground war between the two groups in Guanajuato has transformed the state from one of Mexicos most peaceful into its deadliest. [53] In 2000, the U.S. government discovered that El Mencho was involved in a cocaine and methamphetamine operation internationally. In Mexico, a DEA investigator said he was stunned when he learned CJNG cells were popping up in communities as small as Axton. December 1, 2021 Today, the U.S. Department of State is announcing a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, an alleged high-level member of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG - Jalisco New Generation Cartel). El Menchos powerful international syndicate is flooding the U.S. with thousands of kilos of methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl every year despite being targeted repeatedly by undercover stings, busts and lengthy investigations. Investigative reporter Beth Warren spent threedays in Mexico City and Guadalajara with the U.S. DrugEnforcement Administration and Mexican police and government officials. Beginning in 2015, the U.S. Treasury Department designated El Mencho a "kingpin," along with his brother-in-law, Abigail Gonzlez Valencia, leader of the Los Cuinis cartel. But in America, few know who he is or why his rise to power matters. [73] CJNG co-founder Erick Valencia Salazar also split with El Mencho and became a high-ranking leader in the Nueva Plaza Cartel. Under his command, the CJNG became one of Mexico's leading criminal organizations. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is thought to be responsible for a video which began circulating on social media last week, showing a number of masked men standing in front of the camera while holding guns. There, he built a thriving drug trafficking business, but the city's dominantcartel ordered him to leave when leaders became threatened by his success. In addition, the act prohibited U.S. citizens from engaging in business activities with them.
Check My Reward Card Balance, Articles P