CJNG

These videos show Gente del Serio (GDS), also known as La Seriesada, a CJNG armed group linked in reporting to Francisco Jaramillo Valdovinos, alias…

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CJNG’s franchise model is on display in a dark, grainy video from Mexicali, where a captive is questioned with a pistol pressed against his head. The gunman identifies his group as Los Mechas, invokes “the Four Letters,” and delivers a blunt message: “The city of Mexicali has an owner.”

Treasury’s largest action against CJNG sanctions 39 individuals and 16 companies while identifying Juan Carlos González, alias Pelón, as El Mencho’s successor. The designations expose the relatives, trafficking cells, fuel thieves, front companies and professional money launderers that keep Mexico’s most powerful cartel operating through leadership losses and government pressure.