Guanajuato. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Parra Pedroza and Pineda Sanchez received 13 and 15 years, respectively, in prison after both pleaded guilty to money laundering. The United Cartel carried out the attack against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel [CJNG] on the border separating northern states Michoacan and Jalisco earlier this month. He paid couriers to return the drug profits to him. But federal agents say CJNG was Kentuckys main supplier of fentanyl at the time of his death. "And that his uncle had manipulated him and used him and his cousin. Snchez was once a top lieutenant in the CJNG, but split to form his own cartel called La Nueva Plaza in 2017. "He spoke with Mexican-based members of the conspiracy, met interstate couriers and directed subordinates," prosecutors noted in a government motion to keep Farfan locked up pending trial. Courier Journal reporters pieced together CJNGs network, from the suburbs of Seattle, the beaches of Mississippi and South Carolina, Californias coastline, the mountains of Virginia, small farming towns in Iowa and Nebraska, and across the Bluegrass State, including in Louisville, Lexington and Paducah. The victim screamed in pain and begged them to kill him. A month later, Mexican authorities learned of ElMenchos new hiding spot andorganizeda secret mission to capture him. It was run by a deported felon who kept sneaking back across the border. The judge also noted that while there was no evidence Farfan was physically violent, "the drugs that he played a role in distributing, including as a leader, caused so much harm in our community.". I hate violence," according to a transcript of the hearing, with Farfan appearing before the judge from prison on Zoom. killing on turf wars between the Jalisco cartel and its rivals as it expands into new territory. Enemies: CJNG, Juarez Cartel, Los Zetas. "If an agent saw him, we couldnt say, 'Hey, were gonna grab El Mencho right now, take him and put him into custody.' He knew he faced deportation back within reach of the cartels. All the CJNG nutthuggers here's your bad ass cartel terrorizing 10 year kids with dynamite. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. In2015, ElMenchoflexed that power to strike back at law enforcement who tried to stop him. "This happened to me for being a thief, and because I didn't respect hard-working people and continued to rob them," the chilling note strapped to their bodies read. Pineda Penaloza and his crew were convicted of drug trafficking and are now in federal prison. Americans who may not know of CJNG today should take note, Dodds said. We see them operating illegal marijuana farms in southern Oregon.". Alderete also is accused of asking a criminal informant in Paducahfor assault rifles andagrenade launcherto supplya cartel "war" in Mexico,saidJesseRiddle, the Narcotics Unit captain with the McCracken County Sheriffs Office in Paducah. Macias found success following the cartel's three-pronged business model: Macias recruited Brizeida Janett Sosa, the mother of his youngest child, to help organize themoney laundering scheme, court records would later show. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. It has drug cells all across the U.S., even in tiny towns. "If he was, I didnt charge him enough.". CJNG also has enlisted white-collar expertise. The unparalleled speed of CJNGs growth coasttocoast in less than a decade has made the cartel a clear, present and growing danger, says Uttam Dhillon, DEA's acting administrator. The U.S government has crippled dozens ofbusinessesthat supported CJNGandsentElMenchosson and chief financial backer to prison, along with members of his inner circle. Alton Strupp and Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal. First, Mexican cartel suppliers established a pipeline to the Portland area. ", The mother of his two youngest children wrote a letter saying: "He is one of the greatest fathers that there is. Jason Hoover, who oversaw Walker and teamed to raid area drug houses in the case. We have all had a drug consumption problem," said the official, who asked not to be identified for his protection. The DEA's Donahue said many were taken toremote paramilitary camps where they were trained asassassins. Roberto, 22, had a fianc and young daughter in Morelia, a city in Michoacn. Follow him onTwitterandFacebook. The cartel's expansion into smaller, unexpected communities began to mushroom about five years ago as U.S. intelligence analysts tracked its movements far beyond border towns and major hubs. SEASIDE, Ore. This tranquil coastal town is known for its wide beaches and grand promenade and for becoming a target for drug traffickers peddling meth supplied by a Mexican super cartel. "When you hear about the drug cartels and the amounts of drugs coming across the border, you start thinking those are big city problems," said Clatsop County Sheriff's Sgt. Viral videos captured the gruesome execution on social media. "All intelligence indicates hes still there, moving regularly," said Craine, the retired DEA supervisor who led the successful hunt for El Chapo. While some moves targeted the cartels finances, others were more personal. Eleven months after the Lexington raid, a SWAT team crept in the darkness and blasted off the front door of the tire shop owner's house in Louisville. Agents and prosecutors didn't openly discuss in court records or hearings which cartel supplied Farfan, but The Courier Journal learned in February that he was supplied by a top U.S. target, the Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin the subject of a nine-month investigation and 28-page special report by the newspaper in 2019. "Big cities have big police departments and DEA, FBI and (Homeland Security Investigations) and an ability to look at intelligence and focus on their cells and contacts, said the DEA's Donahue. Immigrants, some fleeing criminal violence themselves, can be victimized by cartels on both sides of the border and unfairly targeted by U.S. political rhetoric or perceptions stoked by cartel crime. So instead of blaming, we should look for solutions.. According to the military, the vehicles were used by the CDG (Gulf Cartel) to transport drugs and hitmen. And he realized he faced a mandatory minimum of 10 years if convicted at trial and would miss watching his 6-month-old son grow up. Ransom-seekers and other cartelsare responsible for many of those disappearances,with CJNG to blame for thousands,DEA agentssay. Robert Hammer, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Seattle, told The Courier Journal that cartels take advantage of the Interstate 5 corridor, a straight route that runs from the San Ysidro border crossing north through Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and into Vancouver, Canada. March 30, 2022 MEXICO Grisly videos have emerged showing CJNG cartel members beheading rival narcos working under commands from La Vaca. Two years earlier, they stumbled onto a drug business at the same auto repair shop allegedly run by suspect Jose Cruz Gutierrez Bustos. "It's gonna be hard to catch him slippin'," said Mori, the DEA agent overseeing the U.S. criminal investigation against El Mencho. The cartel circulates these images of torture and execution on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to spread fear and intimidation. It is known for its aggressive use of violence and its public relations campaigns. Federal police officer Ivan Morales, his partner andsoldierswith theMexican national defense climbed aboard helicopters andheaded toward a CJNG compound in theJaliscomountains. 1 drug killing Americans. A young woman en route to selling street food was also fatally struck by a stray bullet through a car window. Further details Roberto Alderete revealed about CJNG remain hidden in sealed documents. Somewhere deep in Mexico's remote wilderness, the worlds most dangerous and wanted drug lord is hiding. One of them interrogates the semi-nude Mendoza, who admits he sold drugs in Valle de Santiago, where gunmen assaulted a police station on Friday, killing five prisoners and freeing another. In 2017, Walker led a raid on a couple of Clatsop drug houses, teaming with Seaside, Cannon Beach and Oregon state police. She got her older sister, a struggling single mom, involved to make quick money. All rights reserved. The cartel has its hands in trafficking multiple deadly substances. The gruesome crimes took place in Mexico's state of Colima. The Michoacan Attorney Generals Office revealed that the bodies were removed and the scene was largely cleaned by the perpetrators. Passed over for promotion, ElMenchoteamed withhis in-laws who ran an affiliatedcartel and forged his own criminal organizationin early 2011 CJNG. But betrayal awaited, "We see these nodes or pockets of cartel-related activity springing up in small, rural towns on the east side of Washington, in metropolitan areas like Portland and Seattle. The answer, The Courier Journal found, kept pointing to CJNG. The CJNG has also been accused of directly extorting businesses in the capital. "If one wants to gain power, control and territory, it's a must that they conquer non-alliance cartels and gain the assistance of police and government entities to assist them in their global success.". U.S. drug agents believe he's in western Mexico, hiding in remote jungles or mountains of Jalisco, Colima or Michocan. El Mencho was deported in 1997and then traveled to Tijuana. A high-ranking state official in Jaliscosaid Americans are too quick to blame Mexico for the U.S. drug crisis. More:Mexico-US investigation links cartel downing of military helicopter to Oregon gun supplier, "I know that what I committed was wrong, but believe me, I'm not the worst person here. Cartels target tourist destinations along Oregon coast for illegal drug distribution. Mexican cartel murders bride at altar during her own wedding, kidnaps groom, Canada's defence minister pledges 200 armoured personnel carriers for Ukraine during . He was thought to be one of the leaders of Carteles Unidos. He isn't your typical cartel leader. Prosecutors say Parra Pedroza and Pineda Sanchezwould keepa percentage, with the rest going tocartel members in Mexico. While officials can't say how much of the U.S. drug trade comes from CJNG, they predict the powerful organization is poised to supplant the more well-known and established Sinaloa Cartel as the world's most powerful drug trafficking organization. And federal prosecutors alleged in court that convicted drug traffickerJesus Enrique Palomera, theleader of a cartel cell in Tacoma, Washington, ordered the kidnapping and murderof a manwhose fingers and toes werechopped off a commonmethod of torturein Mexico. Mexico's cartel crackdown struggling despite victory? This week, murderers from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Ensenada, Baja California, failed to assassinate an operator of the Sinaloa Cartel. Mexican marines almost captured El Mencho in October 2018. CJNG's rapid rise to power and its expansion havestunned and stymied Americas top drug fighters. "They are, however, big on extortion and can turn to violence if victims refuse to cooperate," she asserted. When authorities arrested him, they found twoassault rifles, one inscribed with "Menchito" little Mencho and anotherengraved with"CJNG 02 JR.". In disturbing footage, thugs smash a man's face into a truck before kicking and punching him on the floor. It also operated a tequila label, casinos, two shopping centers, a medical clinic, real estate companies and a Pacific Ocean resort frequented by Americans, according to U.S. Treasury Department records. "Anyone who does the same will suffer. Its extreme savagery in Mexico includes beheadings, public hangings, acid baths, even cannibalism. %privacy_policy%. "Theyre a business," Hammer said of cartels. From the shadows, he continues to lead CJNG with ruthless authority. He got his first glimpse of CJNGs success when he was overseeing drug cases in Los Angeles, a key cartel hub. Classic Of The Genre. In Seaside, known for commercial fishing and timber, traffickers easily established a strong customer base. "We have a problem of corruption. It's a very demoralizing experience for the male who was not only failed by the cartel. Who was to blame? The cartels, including CJNG, are feeling empowered because of the rampantviolence in Mexico, said Paul Craine, a retired DEA supervisor who oversaw the U.S. hunt for El Chapo. Even after El Mencho's girlfriend went to prison, the cartel quickly returned to the Gulf Coast with more loads of drugs. He never mentioned suppliers in Mexico linked to a cartel, or what he called the Mexican mafia. Sam Upshaw Jr., Louisville Courier Journal. Este es el #Mxico de @lopezobrador_ @BreitbartNews @elpais_america pic.twitter.com/E7kek1yNK4, Mxico Cdigo Rojo (@MexicoRojo1) February 28, 2022. Jalisco New Generation, often referred to as CJNG, is another Mexican cartel that emerged in 2010. Soldiers seized a couple of modified and armored trucks at a warehouse in the municipality of Camargo during a patrol on Saturday, local media reported. Unlike most cartels and affiliated crime units that permeate Mexico, the CJNG has long posted its most extreme real-life horror films on display for the world to see across social media beheaded bodies left to hang and rot on bridges in broad daylight and beatings so brutal that the sound of bones cracking can be heard. They are surrounded by 13 masked men, apparently Los Zetas hitmen, who point their rifles at them. The upstart CJNG has killed judges, congressman, police and civilians. It has drug cells all across the U.S., even in tiny towns. Throughout 2019, reporters analyzed thousands of court records of more than 100 criminal drug cases around the country and talked to more than 150 federal drug agents, police officers, defense attorneys and prosecutors. Armas also asked them to repackage large amounts of drugs and sell out of their home to users as well as mid-level dealers. Macias' associate, Imanol Pineda Penaloza, headed a cell in Louisville while running his drug business through his used tire shop, Los 3 Hermanos. To build their lucrativedrug networks in the U.S., CJNG bosses mandated discretion to dodge police attention. American authorities are still seeking his extradition to the U.S. to face drug charges. "I promise, you will hear more about El Mencho.". his anguished parents asked. Uncensored versions of the videos can be seen below. Zetas behead and dismember four women from the Gulf Cartel The video shows four women on their knees in a field, their hands tied behind their backs. CJNG, which routinely faces off with its No. It also identified at least two dozen "cells," which the DEA defines as places where cartel members set up shop to do business and live in the communities. A federal grand jury had indicted him and more than 20 others on money laundering and drug trafficking charges. "I had a prosecutor who was sympathetic that this guy was just a bond-hit, video-game type of kid," Schindler said. . We're guests in their country.. The CJNG has been fighting the Sinaloa Cartel in Zacatecas with one recent clash in June killing 35 people. They found drugs and drug couriers, including a former nurse, linked back to Hillsboro in neighboring Washington County. Here you'll find all collections you've created before. It hauled inmore than 3 kilos of fentanyl, the synthetic opioid so potent that an amount as small as Abraham Lincoln's cheek on a pennycan be fatal. He also didn't want to be shunned by his close-knit family for betraying his uncle, a senior relative. 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