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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.
