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REUTERS\/Jonathan Ernst\"><\/div><figcaption>Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel lead a news conference about the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) on August 5 [Jonathan Ernst\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\"><a class=\"avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span><a href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\">Al Jazeera Staff<\/a> and <!-- -->The Associated Press<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced it will offer up to $102m in rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of leaders from the<span style=\"font-size:22px\"> Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal organisation based in Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche led a news conference touting the new bounties as \u201c\u200aa continuation of our efforts to eliminate cartels that have plagued\u201d the US for \u201cfar too long\u201d.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span 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sophisticated organisations 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,\u201d Blanche said. \u201cTheir actions spread violence and death to our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blanche\u2019s rhetoric echoed the broader approach of the Trump administration, which has increasingly made combatting cartels a centrepiece of its national security agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking office for a second term, Trump has pushed his government to relabel criminal organisations in Latin America as \u201cforeign terrorist organisations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The administration has used such labels to justify military action against suspected drug smugglers, including through a year-long bombing campaign against small boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNarco-terrorist organisations like the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generation are responsible for countless deaths to Americans,\u201d Blanche said on Wednesday, repeating a frequent administration talking point.<\/p>\n<p>CJNG is one of at least eight Mexican criminal networks to be labelled a \u201c<a href=\"\/news\/2025\/2\/19\/us-declares-drug-cartels-criminal-gangs-global-terrorist-organisations\">foreign terrorist organisation<\/a>\u201c, alongside groups like the Sinaloa Cartel and the Cartel del Noreste.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CJNG operates in 21 of Mexico\u2019s 32 states and is said to be involved in everything from avocado production to drug smuggling.<\/p>\n<p>The largest reward in Wednesday\u2019s announcement was offered for information leading to the capture of the CJNG\u2019s new leader, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, also known as \u201cPelon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez, a dual Mexican and US citizen, is believed to have taken control of the cartel after the death of its former leader, Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, also known as \u201cEl Mencho\u201d. Gonzalez is his stepson.<\/p>\n<p>His reward was raised by $20m, to reach a total of $25m. Bounties for seven other CJNG leaders ranged from $2m to $15m.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the US State Department said the rewards would \u201ccomplement\u201d newly unsealed criminal charges against five alleged high-ranking members of the cartel.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the US State Department and Justice Department also announced visa restrictions on 65 individuals accused of business or family ties with cartel members.<\/p>\n<p>The hardline tactics come as Trump presses leaders across Latin America to take a more militarised approach to combatting crime.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Mexico launched a military operation to attack El Mencho\u2019s hideaway in Talpapa, a scenic town in his home state of Jalisco.<\/p>\n<p>The operation resulted in El Mencho being <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/2\/23\/el-mencho-killing-sparks-overwhelming-fear-as-violence-erupts-in-mexico\">killed in a deadly shootout<\/a>. At least 73 people died during the raid, including cartel members and security forces.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the cartel retaliated with violence not only in <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/2\/22\/mexico-announces-killing-of-drug-cartel-kingpin-el-mencho\">Jalisco but across Mexico<\/a>, and the power vacuum after El Mencho\u2019s death caused additional infighting within the CJNG.<\/p>\n<p>The raid came as the Trump administration pressured Mexican <a href=\"\/features\/longform\/2026\/7\/11\/sheinbaum-takes-on-cartels-trump-and-the-legacy-of-1968\">President Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a> to take more drastic actions against the cartels.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly hinted he could take military action in Mexico, describing the country as overrun by cartels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to eradicate them,\u201d Trump said earlier this year, painting the situation as out of Sheinbaum\u2019s control. \u201cThe cartels are running Mexico. We can\u2019t have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to \u201cdo whatever\u2019s necessary to defend our national security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum, meanwhile, has warned that any foreign military action on Mexican soil must be approved by the federal government \u2014 or it will be considered a violation of Mexican sovereignty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel lead a news conference about the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) on August 5 [Jonathan Ernst\/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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