Overview
- The Treasury targeted Nemesio Rubén “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes along with Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez, Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan, Audias Flores Silva and Ricardo Ruiz Velasco.
- Any assets these individuals hold in the United States will be frozen and must be reported to federal authorities.
- Officials say the CJNG is responsible for a significant share of fentanyl entering the US and employs targeted killings, including femicides, to maintain control.
- Under its Foreign Terrorist Organization designation, the US is offering a $15 million reward for information leading to Oseguera’s arrest.
- Ricardo Ruiz Velasco is accused of murdering TikTok influencer Valeria Marquez during a live-streamed salon broadcast in Zapopan.