{"id":90583,"date":"2026-07-24T21:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-targets-california-born-leader-of-ruthless-jalisco-cartel-5-months-after-previous-boss-el-mencho-killed\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:09:57","slug":"u-s-targets-california-born-leader-of-ruthless-jalisco-cartel-5-months-after-previous-boss-el-mencho-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-targets-california-born-leader-of-ruthless-jalisco-cartel-5-months-after-previous-boss-el-mencho-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. targets California-born leader of ruthless Jalisco cartel 5 months after previous boss &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; killed"},"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>The United States on Thursday announced a slew of sanctions targeting more than 50 Mexican individuals and entities allegedly linked to one of the country&#8217;s largest drug cartels, including a California-born man Washington says is the Jalisco New Generation Cartel&#8217;s new leader.<\/p>\n<p> According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from the Treasury Department, dual U.S.-Mexican national Juan Carlos Gonzalez took control of the cartel (known by its Spanish acronym <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-mencho-killed-jalisco-cartel-future-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CJNG<\/a>) after the killing of its previous chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/violence-mexico-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-killed-military-puerto-vallarta\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;El Mencho&#8221;<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n<p> CJNG is an ultra-violent Mexico-based paramilitary cartel involved in extortion, money laundering and running a global drug trafficking network. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Gonzalez, also known as &#8220;Pelon,&#8221; is the stepson of &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; \u2014 real name Nemesio Oseguera \u2014 who was injured and captured in a military sweep in Mexico&#8217;s Jalisco state in February and died of his injuries en route to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p> The killing sparked a wave of violence across Mexico, with the cartel setting up highway blockades and setting fire to vehicles and buildings in 20 of the country&#8217;s 32 states.<\/p>\n<p> More than 70 people died in that violence, including <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-mencho-killed-25-mexican-national-guard-troops-killed-jalisco-cartel\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">25 National Guard members<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p> In April, Mexican authorities said they had captured two top criminals, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cartel-leader-the-gardener-us-charges-captured-ditch\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Audias Flores Silva<\/a> (alias &#8220;The Gardener&#8221;), described as Oseguera&#8217;s right-hand man and expected by many to succeed him as the head of CJNG. Silva, who was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jalisco-cartel-leader-el-jardinero-captured-mexico-us-reward\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">arrested on April 27<\/a>\u00a0while hiding in a ditch in the western state of Nayarit, was identified by the U.S. Treasury as one of Gonzalez&#8217;s deputies.<\/p>\n<p> The U.S. Treasury said in a statement that Thursday&#8217;s action &#8220;disrupts a wide range of criminal activities benefiting CJNG across multiple Mexican states.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In February 2025, the Trump administration\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/designation-of-international-cartels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designated the cartel<\/a>\u00a0as a foreign terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s action strikes Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion&#8217;s leadership, financiers, and criminal networks, denying the cartel the resources it uses to traffic fentanyl, terrorize communities, and threaten American lives,&#8221; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> The statement added that Gonzalez is charged in a U.S. federal drug trafficking case in Washington, with the U.S. State Department offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/juan-carlos-valencia-gonzalez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reward of up to $5 million<\/a> for information leading to his arrest or conviction. According to the State Department, Gonzalez was born in Santa Ana, California, on Sept. 12, 1984.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/24\/0a6417b1-94db-4b1f-a076-136c8a9c0d73\/thumbnail\/620x613\/4e90a6100108351a65a4dac9a69563b6\/pelon-20211201-091431.jpg#\" alt=\"pelon-20211201-091431.jpg \" height=\"613\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/24\/0a6417b1-94db-4b1f-a076-136c8a9c0d73\/thumbnail\/620x613\/4e90a6100108351a65a4dac9a69563b6\/pelon-20211201-091431.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/24\/0a6417b1-94db-4b1f-a076-136c8a9c0d73\/thumbnail\/1240x1226\/de374cf0bd5fb7fa87e08647a4682d0f\/pelon-20211201-091431.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Juan Carlos Gonzalez,\u00a0                 also known as &#8220;Pelon&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                U.S. State Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> The new sanctions target a wide range of individuals and companies that Washington says are linked to CJNG&#8217;s leadership through business or family ties and that are used by the cartel to launder or conceal their assets.<\/p>\n<p> They also target an alleged cocaine trafficking network and a group of individuals and companies accused of involvement in Mexico&#8217;s huge fuel smuggling sector.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0 the U.S. Treasury announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-bank-alert-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-sanctions\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">new bank alert<\/a> targeting the cartel. Treasury&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on two men and nine companies involved in transportation, financial services and real estate, accused of being tied to a cartel-linked\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-administration-sanctions-mexican-cartel-leader-sledgehammer-oil-theft\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fuel theft ring<\/a>\u00a0intended to evade Mexican taxes while generating tens of millions of dollars annually for the cartel.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                      <span class=\"byline__author__text\">The Associated  Press<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\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<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 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