US cartel probe catches Jalisco off guard
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on five individuals, four of whom are believed to be top leaders of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), including its alleged leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” a fugitive who carries a bounty of US$15 million on his head.