Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the La Vega Ranch was seemingly a training camp for cartel recruits. It is unclear whether it was linked to the Izaguirre Ranch

"El Pelón" testified against Rubén Oseguera González, son of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes alias "El Mencho," leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

Alejandro Gertz Manero also said a specific timeline will be set in the following days to report their findings and make the information public

In the testimony provided after his arrest, "El Lastra" acknowledged that the cartel killed those who resisted receiving the training, as well as those who tried to escape from the ranch.

Mexico's Attorney General revealed that federal investigations suggest local police officers in Jalisco colluded with drug cartels at the extermination center

Volunteers, activists and family members of some of the victims say the property and the crime scene were manipulated by authorities

According to evidence found inside the property, the Izaguirre Ranch was allegedly used by the Jalisco cartel as a training, confinement and extermination center

Alleged members of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) took part in a series of violent clashes with members of the Mexican Army and National Guard that left at least five deaths

"If they sent you to get toilet paper or asked you to torture your partner you had to do it. There were no second chances given," one man said.

After a cartel-owned crematorium alongside the shoes of over 200 murder victims was discovered by authorities, details have begun to emerge.

According to a testimony, people that showed signs of mental distress were thrown inside a pigpen where pigs would attack and eat them alive

A video that is going viral on social media shows how a criminal group in Mexico is using drones to drop explosives on a rival organization in the state of Michoacán.

Among some of the most disturbing items found during the search was a letter written by one of the victims that read: "My love, if I do not return, I want you to remember how much I love you"

In February, federal authorities found another ranch in the same municipality of Teuchitlán used by the Jalisco cartel as a confinement, training and extermination center.

Multi-agency operations in Mexico led to the arrests of two men linked to the attempted murder of the current security secretary

Leaders of "Los Chapitos," "La Mayiza" and the co-founder and current leader of the Jalisco cartel remain prime targets for both Mexican and American authorities as some continue to evade capture

Abraham Oseguera Cervantes had been previously arrested in 2024 but was set free due to lack of evidence during his trial

According to "El Pascual," the recruited soldiers were tasked by cartel members to kill civilians, mutilate farmers and to bury explosives in nearby fields

A Mexican journalists argues that the CJNG is "waiting to see more signs of wear and tear" before siding with a Sinaloa cartel faction

A total of eight criminal groups rooted in Latin America are expected to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as early as this week

"El Ricky" is responsible for an attack against military personnel in the state of Nuevo Leon that resulted in two soldier deaths

In 2023, she was charged with money laundering and sentenced to five years in prison

"El Ceviches" is linked to the kidnapping of six people back in November of 2019.

According to journalist Luis Chaparro, "Los Chapitos" agreed to hand over territories near the border in exchange of firearms and soldiers

The Cartel has operated in the state since 2022 with the help of "Los Peluches"

The Tepalcaltepec Cartel and the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación have been fighting each other since 2013, when the CJNG entered Michoacan

Between 50,000 and 60,000 Americans are projected to die from synthetic opioid overdoses this year, most from taking fentanyl or closely related drugs

Adrián Zapién Arenas was fired on Jan. 2020 by Michoacán Gov. Silvano Aureoles for allegedly facilitating a CJNG convoy to terrorize the community of Zamora

Mexico's Ministry of Public Safety emitted 14 arrest warrants for government officials in the State of Mexico, but only seven of them were captured

Concretely, the sanctions target the group known as the "Bonques Brothers," involved in fentanyl, heroin drug trafficking and money laundering