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Scoop
23-06-2025
- Scoop
Sanctioning CJNG Leaders As Specially Designated Global Terrorists
June 18, 2025 Today, the United States is sanctioning five Mexico-based leaders of Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), a ruthless and violent cartel responsible for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and other illicit drugs into the United States. Today's action includes the designation of CJNG's notorious leader, Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, aka 'El Mencho,' as well as Audias Flores Silva, who controls clandestine laboratories used to produce methamphetamine and other illegal drugs trafficked to the United States. The Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, through its Narcotics Rewards Program, is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Oseguera and a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Flores. Additionally, the United States is designating a CJNG commander who was identified as the prime suspect in the recent murder of a Mexican influencer during a social media live stream. This action follows the recent designation of CJNG as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The United States is committed to disrupting the illicit manufacture and trafficking of fentanyl, a leading cause of death among people aged 18 to 49 in the United States, as well as associated violence. Today's action is being taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059 and 13224, as amended.
The Star
18-06-2025
- Politics
- The Star
U.S. sanctions CJNG leaders as global terrorists
NEW YORK, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States is sanctioning five Mexico-based leaders of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) as specially designated global terrorists. In a statement posted Wednesday on the website of U.S. State Department, its spokesperson Tammy Bruce holds the cartel responsible for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and other illicit drugs into the United States. Targets of the sanction include CJNG leader Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, aka "El Mencho," as well as Audias Flores Silva who controls clandestine laboratories used to produce methamphetamine and other illegal drugs trafficked to the United States. The department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, through its Narcotics Rewards Program, is offering a reward of up to 15 million U.S. dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Oseguera and a reward of up to 5 million dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Flores. U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 signed an order to designate CJNG as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). In the United States, fentanyl is a leading cause of death among people aged 18 to 49, as well as associated violence.
Scoop
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Sanctioning The Los Chapitos Faction Of The Sinaloa Cartel And Its Mazatlan Network
Tammy Bruce, Department Spokesperson June 9, 2025 The United States is committed to disrupting the illicit manufacture and trafficking of fentanyl, a leading cause of death of people aged 18 to 49 in the United States, as well as associated violence. Today, the United States is sanctioning Los Chapitos, a powerful faction of the Mexico-based Sinaloa cartel, along with its two fugitive leaders, Archivaldo Iván Guzmán Salazar and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, who are sons of the incarcerated Sinaloa Cartel leader known as 'El Chapo.' Los Chapitos is at the forefront of trafficking fentanyl into the United States. Both Iván and Alfredo are designated as targets under the Narcotics Rewards Program with reward offers up to $10 million each for information leading to their arrests and/or convictions. The United States is also designating a regional network of Los Chapitos associates and businesses based in Mazatlan, Mexico. This network engages in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and money laundering. Today's action follows the recent designation of the Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). We will continue to protect our nation by keeping illicit drugs off our streets and disrupting the revenue streams funding Mexico-based cartels' violent and criminal activity. Today's action further demonstrates the Trump Administration's unwavering commitment to eliminating cartels and ensuring the safety of the American people. The United States took today's sanctions actions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059 and 13224, as amended.
New York Post
10-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Trump admin sanctions El Chapo's sons and offers $10 million reward for their capture
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Monday against the two fugitive sons of jailed Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman and offered up a $10 million reward for information leading to their arrests. Archivaldo Ivan Guzman and Jesus Alfredo Guzman run the 'Los Chapitos' faction of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, which has been at 'the forefront of trafficking fentanyl into the United States' since their father's imprisonment in the US, according to the State Department. Los Chapitos' ability to procure fentanyl precursor chemicals, combined with its penchant for violence and control of secret laboratories in Sinaloa, has allowed the syndicate to dominate the illicit drug trade. 3 El Chapo's sons run the 'Chapitos' faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. AP 'Los Chapitos is a powerful, hyperviolent faction of the Sinaloa Cartel at the forefront of fentanyl trafficking into the United States,' Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement announcing the sanctions. 'At the Department of the Treasury, we are executing on President Trump's mandate to completely eliminate drug cartels and take on violent leaders like 'El Chapo's' children,' Bessent added. 'Treasury is maximizing all available tools to stop the fentanyl crisis and help save lives.' The sanctions will block all property and interests in property and entities owned directly or indirectly by the Guzman brothers. 3 Archivaldo Ivan Guzman and his brother are both wanted by the US government for drug trafficking. Archivaldo and Jesus were also designated as targets under the State Department's Narcotics Rewards Program. The department has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of each brother. 'We will continue to protect our nation by keeping illicit drugs off our streets and disrupting the revenue streams funding Mexico-based cartels' violent and criminal activity, ' State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement. 'Today's action further demonstrates the Trump Administration's unwavering commitment to eliminating cartels and ensuring the safety of the American people.' 3 The Trump administration has offered a $10 million reward for the capture of Jesus Alfredo Guzman and his brother. Additionally, the Treasury Department sanctioned several businesses controlled by Mexican businessman Jose Raul Nunez Rios and his make-up artist wife, Sheila Paola Urias Vazquez. The couple is believed to be financing an important Los Chapitos cell in Mazatlan, Mexico, which has been waging war against rival cartels and is engaged in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping and money laundering, according to the Trump administration. The sanctions follow the Trump administration's designation of the Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist in February. El Chapo was convicted in 2019 on multiple conspiracy counts and sentenced to life in prison. He is serving his sentence at ADX Florence, a federal supermax prison in Colorado.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
Alleged leader of Mexico-based drug organization added to FBI wanted list
Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The FBI on Tuesday added a known Mexican drug lord to its notorious "Ten Most Wanted" list of fugitives for a multitude of alleged drug-related crimes. Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores, 42, is the purported leader of Mexico's Sinaloa-based Meza-Flores transnational criminal organization that purportedly is responsible for possession, distribution and importation of "large quantities" of a number of illicit drugs into the U.S. market. Also known to go by "Chapo Isidro," he is the 533rd addition to the FBI list. As its alleged chief, Meza-Flores "leads a group of heavily armed gunmen who use violence to maintain control of areas in Mexico used for the production and transportation of narcotics" destined for the United States, according to FBI officials. He allegedly conspired to manufacture and distribute cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana in the United States from roughly 2005 to 2019, according to an indictment. A reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction has been offered by the U.S. State Department's Narcotics Rewards Program. Meza-Flores, who officials said likely resides in Mexico, originally was indicted by a federal court in Washington on May 2, 2012. In 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department formally designated his cartel as a drug trafficking organization as American officials froze known U.S. assets. By 2017, the bureau initially was offering its $5 million reward for information. A federal grand jury returned on Nov. 26, 2019, a superseding indictment charging him with drug trafficking violations and possession of a firearm. Meanwhile, some 533 fugitives have been put on the list and 496 located since 1950 when the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list first was established. "For decades, the public has shared information with the FBI that has helped us capture dangerous criminals," Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan wrote in a release. Moreover, as a result of "citizen cooperation," according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 163 of those on the list were located. The alleged Mexican drug lord is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and has brown eyes, dark brown hair at approximately 160 pounds. The public is urged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), to contact a local FBI field office, the nearest U.S. ambassador or consulate or submit a tip online with any info on Meza-Flores.
