Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)
Coverage of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the Nexus archive.
- ‘R1’ ordered Manzo’s murder for defying cartel, says security minister: Friday’s mañanera recapped
Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced the arrest of Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, alias 'R1,' a CJNG-linked criminal cell leader connected to the 2025 assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo. Álvarez, previously detained in 2012 and released in 2022, is alleged to have ordered and financed Manzo's murder, citing 'provocation' due to the mayor's anti-crime stance as the motive.
- US Treasury and Mexico’s UIF team up to target cross-border fuel theft by the Jalisco cartel
The U.S. Treasury's OFAC and Mexico’s UIF have sanctioned two individuals and nine entities linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for cross-border fuel theft and smuggling. The sanctions target Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva and J. Refugio Ruiz Villagomez, along with businesses and logistics companies they control, aiming to disrupt illicit revenue streams from fuel smuggling, which the Treasury calls a major non-drug income source for Mexican cartels.