(The Center Square) – The U.S. Treasury hit top Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion leaders with fresh sanctions on Wednesday as the Trump administration cracks down on illicit fentanyl trafficking.

González Valencia's brother-in-law is CJNG leader Nemesio Rubén "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, who for years has been sought by the U.S. government.

The Department of Treasury sanctioned five Mexico-based leaders of Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) on Wednesday in conjunction with two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump ...

The letters "CJNG" for the group's formal name, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, covers the facade of an abandoned home in El Limoncito, in the Michoacan state of Mexico, Oct. 30, 2021.

CJNG's leader, Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," was sanctioned, along with a cartel commander closely linked to him, Ricardo Ruiz Velasco. Ruiz has been identified as the prime ...

Trump’s Justice Department has declared dismantling CJNG and other cartels a top priority, and Galeotti said the U.S. in recent months has seen increased cooperation from Mexican officials.

Since 2021, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) used the Izaguirre Ranch in Teuchitlán in Jalisco, central-western Mexico, for recruitment and training, it has been confirmed ...