DOJ puts $25 million bounty on US-born cartel leader
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the U.S.-born man believed to lead Mexico’s powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
TL;DR
- The U.S. is offering a $25 million reward for information on Juan Carlos Valencia González, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
- Valencia González is believed to be U.S.-born and a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico.
- The reward was increased from a previous $5 million.
- The Justice Department also unsealed indictments against five other high-ranking CJNG members for drug trafficking.
- Valencia González is the stepson of former CJNG leader "El Mencho" and reportedly took control after his death in February.