The Trump administration says the cartel is liable for a major share of fentanyl coming into the nation.
America has imposed sanctions in opposition to 5 leaders of a Mexican drug cartel for killings, together with the prime suspect within the homicide of Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez, and drug trafficking, the US Division of the Treasury has stated.
The sanctions levied on Wednesday goal the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), which the Trump administration says is liable for a major share of fentanyl and different unlawful medication coming into the US.
The cartel is claimed to make use of homicide, together with the focused killing of girls, as a weapon of intimidation in opposition to its rivals.
“The vicious assault highlights the brutal prevalence of femicide, or the killing of girls on account of their gender, in Mexico. Femicide usually goes unpunished and impacts a good portion of Mexico’s ladies,” the Treasury Division stated in a press release.
In February, the Trump administration designated CJNG as a “Overseas Terrorist Group” and “Specifically Designated International Terrorist.”
The cartel is led by Nemesio Ruben “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, who was among the many 5 leaders named on Wednesday. The US authorities have provided a $15m reward for info resulting in his seize.
A cartel commander intently linked to him, Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, was additionally sanctioned.
Ruiz has been recognized because the prime suspect within the homicide of his purported romantic associate, TikTok influencer Marquez, the Treasury Division stated.
Mexican social media influencer, Valeria Marquez, 23, was overtly shot lifeless throughout a TikTok livestream (File: Instagram/Reuters)
Marquez, 23, was killed in Could within the magnificence salon the place she labored within the metropolis of Zapopan by a person who entered and shot her as she livestreamed a video on TikTok, the Jalisco state prosecutor stated.
Different leaders sanctioned embody Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez, Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan and Audias Flores Silva, in line with the Treasury Division assertion.
