Another Jalisco New Generation Cartel member falls. This morning, Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced the capture of Leonardo Arturo N., alias “El Carnal.” The former state police chief of Tabasco was arrested in Chiapas. He is linked to the organization known as “La Barredora” (The Sweeper). The order was clear, short, and definitive: advance, […]
CJNG and Sinaloa Cartel incorporate AI for digital crimes and logistics: findings of an international study
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a new resource for high-risk criminal groups in Latin America. A study published in September 2025 by researcher Juan Manuel Aguilar Antonio of CISAN–UNAM, as part of the European PACCTO 2.0 program, documents that organizations such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) use algorithms, bots, […]
Who is Roberto Sandoval, the former governor of Nayarit with alleged ties to the CJNG?
Roberto Sandoval Castañeda, former governor of Nayarit, was indicted for the second time for his alleged involvement in operations involving illicit funds totaling more than 156 million pesos. He has also been accused of having ties to the CJNG (National Criminal Justice Commission) and the Beltrán Leyva Organization since 2019. Castañeda was born on November […]
The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) obtains a link to proceedings against Óscar Álvarez, financial operator of the CJNG (National Commission for the Defense of the Nation).
The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) has obtained a case against Óscar Antonio Álvarez González, a financial operator of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), for his probable responsibility in organized crime transactions involving illicit proceeds. In recent days, federal authorities executed the arrest warrant against the now-defendant upon his arrival at Mexico City International Airport […]
CJNG leaves narco-banners for the governor of Baja California
This Sunday, August 24, Ensenada woke up to narco-banners signed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), whose messages are directed at Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda. The narco-banners, which mention a military commander, accuse the state governor of collusion with the Sinaloa Cartel, and single out specific individuals. What exactly do […]
Five members of the CJNG (CJNG) were arrested in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas.
The incident occurred on the Tuxtla Gutiérrez-San Cristóbal de las Casas highway at kilometer 46, where officers from the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP), through the Pakal Immediate Reaction Force (FRIP) and the State Preventive Guard, managed to locate these individuals. The officers began an inspection and found 300 small bags containing apparent marijuana, 1,600 […]
The US deals another blow to the CJNG: it sanctions four people and 13 companies for fraud in Puerto Vallarta.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned four individuals and thirteen Puerto Vallarta-based companies linked to timeshare fraud led by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Three of the individuals are high-ranking members of the CJNG, whose leader is Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”: Julio César Montero PinzónCarlos Andrés Rivera VarelaFrancisco Javier Gudiño Haro “These three […]
Five alleged members of the CJNG (National Commission for the Defense of the Nation) have been arrested in Zacatecas; one was mayor and the other was the city secretary of Apulco.
Five people, including two former public officials from the municipality of Apulco, were arrested during a coordinated operation targeting alleged criminal cells of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and criminal groups responsible for violence with a presence in Apulco, Zacatecas. In the initial operation, a search was carried out at a property located in […]
The sister of Tania Félix, a former PRI candidate detained for ties to a CJNG cell, was murdered in Puebla.
Maribel Ofelia Gómez Trejo, sister of Tania Félix “N,” a former PRI alternate candidate who was arrested last year for alleged ties to a cell of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was murdered in an armed attack in the Alseseca neighborhood, south of Puebla. The crime occurred early Monday morning, May 26, in front […]
The Michoacán government highlights the participation of foreigners in the CJNG and their role as drivers of violence in the country.
The Michoacán government warned about the recruitment of foreigners by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) to intensify violence in the region. According to statements by Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, the involvement of Colombian and Salvadoran citizens in criminal activities linked to organized crime in the state has been identified. Journalistic investigations have revealed that […]