The U.S. government on Wednesday offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos Gonz\u00e1lez, or \u201cPel\u00f3n,\u201d scaling up pressure on a U.S. citizen who has emerged as the figurehead of\u00a0Mexico\u2019s\u00a0most powerful cartel.<\/p>\n
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The reward was bumped up from $5 million. The Trump administration offered a total of $100 million in rewards for various leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, and restricted the visas of family members and business associates of cartel members.<\/p>\n
U.S. officials said the rewards, along with newly unsealed charges against five other high-ranking leaders, were aimed at crippling the organization\u2019s leadership while\u00a0President Donald Trump\u00a0has ramped up pressure on Mexico and other Latin American nations to carry out his security agenda.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese sophisticated organizations use violence and fear to maintain control over the importation of deadly narcotics in the United States, including fentanyl, cocaine, meth, and other illegal drugs. Their actions spread violence and death to our communities,\u201d acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters in Washington.<\/p>\n
CJNG is among eight Mexican cartels\u00a0designated as a foreign terrorist organization.\u00a0The group was dealt a blow in February when leader Nemesio Rub\u00e9n Oseguera Cervantes, or \u201cEl Mencho.\u201d was\u00a0killed by the Mexican military. The U.S. provided intelligence for the operation, which resulted in a burst in violence in the state of Jalisco.<\/p>\n
Gonz\u00e1lez, Oseguera Cervantes\u2019s stepson and a dual Mexican and U.S. citizen, is reported to have taken control of the cartel, which is involved in everything from avocado production to drug smuggling.<\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s move comes a few weeks after the United States imposed sanctions against 50 people and companies linked with the cartel, including Gonz\u00e1lez. The sanctions froze assets and blocked U.S. financial transactions with those cited.<\/p>\n
The cartel is considered the largest in Mexico, with a presence in 21 of its 32 states. Its operations have extended to several countries, including the United States.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s administration has\u00a0ramped up pressure\u00a0on the government of\u00a0Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum\u00a0to crack down more heavily on cartels, even threatening military action against the groups.<\/p>\n
Among those charged in the newly unsealed indictments are Oseguera Cervantes\u2019 former son-in-law, Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez, and Hugo Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan, whom authorities described as the former leader\u2019s godson. All of the defendants are charged with drug trafficking and firearms offenses, officials said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a fight against CJNG that we are just beginning, and we will not back down,\u201d Terrance Cole, head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, told reporters.<\/p>\n
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Associated Press reporter Alanna Durkin Richer in Washington contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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