US unveils charges against five leaders of Mexico's CJNG cartel

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August 5, 2026 11:17 AM EDT

A board featuring images of wanted members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) on the day of a press conference to announce new Trump administration actions against the CJNG, at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 5, 2026. REU

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - ‌The U.S. ​Justice ​Department has unsealed criminal charges against five alleged high-ranking members of ‌Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel, acting U.S. ⁠Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Wednesday.

The indictments ‌were part of a ‌continued pressure campaign by President Donald Trump's administration against the cartel, known as CJNG, ​following the killing of its former leader Nemesio Oseguera, or "El Mencho," in a Mexican ⁠military raid in February.

The U.S. indictments, unsealed on Tuesday, include ​charges against Oseguera's former son-in-law Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez and Oseguera's godson ​Hugo Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan, who are ‌each accused of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamines into the United States.

The others ⁠charged were named as Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon and Carlos Andres Rivera Varela.

The ⁠five defendants are not in U.S. custody and have ​not appeared in court to face the charges.

The U.S. State Department also increased its reward to $25 million ‌for information leading to the arrest or capture of the new ‌CJNG leader, Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, known ⁠as "El Pelon."

(Reporting by ‌Andrew Goudsward in ​Washington and Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by Michelle Nichols and Will ‌Dunham)


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