Now, the CJNG is a billion-dollar organization. The criminal group “has a large, disciplined army, control of extensive drug routes throughout the U.S., sophisticated money-laundering techniques and an elaborate digital terror campaign, federal agents say,” the Ledger reports.
A brutal Mexican cartel is infiltrating small towns across the U.S.A. In this 3-part series, the cartel’s leadership and tactics are detailed.
A dangerous crime lord known as “El Mencho” is one of America’s most wanted criminals, and for good reason. Described as violent, brutal and savage, Rubén “Nemesio” Oseguera Cervantes has a $10 million reward on his head and a place on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Most Wanted list.
El Mencho, 53, is the leader of Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), a drug cartel known for its “extreme savagery in Mexico” including “beheadings, public hangings, acid baths, even cannibalism,” The Mexico Ledger reports. The brutality is sometimes recorded and later spread on social media to incite fear.
The CJNG rose to dominance after former Sinaloa Cartel capo Ignacio Coronel was killed in 2010 by Mexican security. Coronel had controlled the Milenio Cartel, a criminal group that moved drugs and managed finances for the Sinaloa Cartel.
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