{"id":57140,"date":"2025-11-19T03:39:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T03:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/spain-arrests-20-people-linked-to-powerful-mexican-drug-cartel-targeted-by-u-s\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T03:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T03:39:31","slug":"spain-arrests-20-people-linked-to-powerful-mexican-drug-cartel-targeted-by-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/spain-arrests-20-people-linked-to-powerful-mexican-drug-cartel-targeted-by-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain arrests 20 people linked to powerful Mexican drug cartel targeted by U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Spanish police on Tuesday said they broke up the local operations of a powerful Mexican drug cartel designated a terrorist organization by President Trump, making 20 arrests.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/human-remains-grave-jalisco-mexico-cartel-stronghold\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jalisco New Generation Cartel<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(CJNG) smuggled &#8220;large shipments of cocaine and methamphetamine&#8221; from South America for distribution in Spain and other European countries, Spanish police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policia.es\/_es\/comunicacion_prensa_detalle.php?ID=16710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation started earlier this year when police detected drugs hidden in heavy industrial machinery, which was stored on estates near Madrid and the neighboring province of Avila and transported across Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Among the detainees were two &#8220;priority targets&#8221; of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as well as suspected members of the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/italy-mafia-members-captured-spain-extremely-dangerous-police\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Italian Camorra mafia<\/a><\/span> dedicated to transporting the drugs abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The operation, carried out jointly with the DEA and Dutch authorities, seized 1.8 tons of cocaine, cash, cryptocurrency, weapons and vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Police <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/policia\/status\/1990716765412762011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">released a five-minute video<\/a> on social media showing officers conducting a raid and arresting suspects at an undisclosed location. Another part of the video shows welders opening heavy machinery to reveal packages of alleged drugs. Some of the bricks are marked &#8220;007&#8221; and others are labeled &#8220;Cash.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea9Desarticulada la \u201coficina\u201d del C\u00e1rtel de Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd3920 detenidos <br \/>\ud83d\udd391.870 kilos de coca\u00edna, 375 kilos de anfetamina, 275.000 euros en efectivo, criptomonedas por valor de 15.000 USDT, 3 armas cortas de fuego, 15 veh\u00edculos y 14 kilos de plata <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DEAHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@DEAHQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Dx1SU9pnT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/6Dx1SU9pnT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polic\u00eda Nacional (@policia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/policia\/status\/1990716765412762011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">November 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Spain is a major gateway to Europe for North African hashish and South American cocaine, making the country a magnet for international criminal gangs.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Spanish police said they seized <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-seized-boat-canary-islands-spain-tip-us-dea\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">6.5 tons of cocaine<\/a><\/span> and arrested nine people after a U.S. tip-off led them to raid a ship off the Canary Islands. The DEA provided key &#8220;information&#8221; that enabled the operation to succeed, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/designation-of-international-cartels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United States designated<\/a>\u00a0the CJNG as a &#8220;foreign terrorist organization,&#8221; after identifying it as one of the main organized criminal groups trafficking fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that has caused the deaths of thousands of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>CJNG has been accused of using fake job advertisements to lure new members and of\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jalisco-cartel-operation-investigation-recruitment-ranch-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">torturing and killing recruits<\/a><\/span>\u00a0who resist. <\/p>\n<p>The cartel is led by Nemesio Rub\u00e9n Oseguera Cervantes, who is better known as\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-mencho-mexican-cartel-boss-behind-one-third-of-drugs-in-the-us-2019-09-26\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;El Mencho.&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Washington has offered a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-4-English-Reward-Poster-El-Mencho.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$15 million reward<\/a>\u00a0for information leading to his capture.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async 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