US enforcement against CJNG cartel
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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US offers over $100M in rewards targeting Mexico's CJNG cartel
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The US imposed sanctions against 50 people and companies linked with the CJNG.
A few weeks prior to the recent developments, the US imposed sanctions against 50 people and companies linked with the CJNG, including González.
This action followed the 2025 designation of the CJNG as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity. The organization is identified by the US State Department as one of the most violent and dangerous narco-terrorist organizations in the Hemisphere.
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Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho', was killed by the Mexican military.
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CJNG was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity.
In 2025, the CJNG was designated as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity.
The cartel is identified as one of eight Mexican cartels to receive the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation.