He co-founded Breitbart Texas Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darbyand senior Breitbart management. Members of a cartel cell inKansasCity, withdrug houses in both Kansas and Missouri between 2013 and 2016,splurged on $10,000ticketsto rapper Pitbulls concertand a Louis Vuittonpurse. Known as CJNG, the cartel is a global powerhouse, detected on every continent except Antarctica. Mexican cartel murders bride at altar during her own wedding, kidnaps groom, Canada's defence minister pledges 200 armoured personnel carriers for Ukraine during . It has drug cells all across the U.S., even in tiny towns. It has drug cells all across the U.S., even in tiny towns. FBI agents lauded Walker's work, which helped the Bureau and Homeland Security Investigations expose an extensive drug distribution cell that targeted the Pacific Northwest. CJNG Pigs Kill Child Mistaking Her for the Child of a Rival Narco. This short film details The Courier Journal's investigation into CJNG and its leader, El Mencho, began in early 2019 and what was uncovered. The CJNG cartel and its backroads drug pipeline had caught the attention of federal authorities, who . Armas enlisted help from his neighbors, a retired U.S. Marine and his wife. "I still expected that they would be in markets in the Southwest, a little bit into some of the other major corridors, such as Atlanta and Chicago, Evans said. Alderete also is accused of asking a criminal informant in Paducahfor assault rifles andagrenade launcherto supplya cartel "war" in Mexico,saidJesseRiddle, the Narcotics Unit captain with the McCracken County Sheriffs Office in Paducah. How a Mexican cartel turned a rural area into a hidden cocaine hub, One mistake trapped a desperate dad in a Mexican drug cartel's web. U.S. officials have . Using others to deposit drug profitsin cartel-controlled bankaccounts. While Luis Alderete maintains his innocence,court records show that his brother, Roberto Alderete, identified Luis asa cartel lieutenant. Armas also used a former nurse from Clatsop County who was battling addiction to cart drugs from Hillsboro to the coast. He can be contacted atIortiz@breitbart.com. Legal Statement. including the drug-related killings of two Mexican brothers in 2014, one of whom was found . CJNG is "among us. "We have a problem of corruption. Ciro Macias Martinez was praised by his supervisor and fellow farmhands alike for his punctuality, work ethicand soothing manner with horses at the breeding and training farm in the heart of Kentucky. When authorities arrested him, they found twoassault rifles, one inscribed with "Menchito" little Mencho and anotherengraved with"CJNG 02 JR.". On Oct. 16, 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, standing next to a large "Wanted" poster of El Mencho, announced a $10 million reward for his capture and unveiled detailed indictments against him and CJNG. Armas, in turn, supplied the former nurse and other dealers who carted the drugs further west into Seaside and other communities in Clatsop. In a Nov. 5 tweet, after nine people including six children with dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship were killed by cartels(though different ones than CJNG), President Donald Trump vowed to assist Mexican officials "in cleaning out these monsters. Unlike his reclusive father, the 25-year-old lived in a luxury high-rise apartment in downtown Guadalajara and often stepped out in designer clothes to eat in fancy restaurants. Officials in Attorney General William Barr's office declined to comment on The Courier Journal's findings. With a $10 million reward on his head, hes on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrations Most Wanted list. "Anyone who does the same will suffer. The Farfans and other defendants mulling over plea offers took it as a threat if they mentioned any cartel connections. The knives stabbed into the corpse fixed boards with messages to the body, one of which read "the traitor" in Spanish, Vice reports. A judge sentenced Roberto to three years in custody in January 2021. "He was terrified to talk about this," his attorney told The Courier Journal. He received credit for time in jail awaiting trial and has since been released and deported. However, authorities did find bullet casings. The judge said Farfan's attorney negotiated "a very significant break for him," cutting his possible prison time in half, considering sentencing guidelines called for a sentence of 30 years. It also forbids any U.S. bank to approve loans or credit card transactions for those CJNG-backed enterprises. His boss, Eddie Kane, Calumet's general manager, declined repeated requests for comment. All rights reserved. WARNING: THE VIDEO IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING AND GRAPHIC AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE TO ALL AUDIENCES. MEXICO PASSES BILL THAT COULD SET BACK US PARTNERSHIP IN DRUG WAR BY DECADES. In just six months, smugglers brought across the border almost two kilos of fentanyl up to 1 million lethal doses of the No. Hisoffice has prosecuted Sinaloa and CJNG members. To an extent, it worked, illustrating how cartels manipulate on both sides of the border through threats and violence. A pool of blood forms on the floor. "What are they doing way out in the middle of nowhere?" He was thought to be one of the leaders of Carteles Unidos. A veteran Jalisco police officer, whoasked not to be identified for his safety, said CJNG has officials on its payroll at thelocal, state and federal levels. The CJNG could take on the Sinaloa area, Baja California and the Golden Triangle, which it currently does not have in its control, but it's trying," said Wesley Tabor, a retired assistant special agent in charge of Los Angeles Field Division of the DEA. Known as CJNG, the cartel is a global powerhouse, detected on every continent except Antarctica. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Treasury Department officials stood with Sessions and announced more sanctions on businesses linked to CJNG and its affiliate, Los Cuinis. CJNG torture video - The man was poured alcohol on his head and set on fire The man was poured alcohol on his head and set on fire The gunmen used isopropyl alcohol to set fire to the man's face and mocked his nickname. The violence of 2015 was a wake-upcall,saidTerryCole, a former New York City police officer who oversees DEA agents in Guadalajaraas the assistant regional director forNorth and Central America. "But its a little different when you go to Boise, Idaho, and other small towns where they dont have the resources to really focus on an international cartel.". Ransom-seekers and other cartelsare responsible for many of those disappearances,with CJNG to blame for thousands,DEA agentssay. That designation allowed the department to levy sanctions against Mexican businesses linked to the cartels, includinga sushi restaurant, a tequila business, shopping centers, a medical clinic, two newspapers and famed Hotelito Desconocido, visited by Hollywood stars. Four years later, he was caught selling drugs out of a southeast Portland auto repair shop. CJNG, which routinely faces off with its No. Hearing more details, the investigator, who asked not to be identified to protect his work, acknowledged to The Courier Journal: "Its a great strategy.". Then in September 2020, a video believed to have been filmed in the central state of Zacatecas showed CJNG members directly threatening Ismael Zambada Garca, alias "El Mayo," leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. She got her older sister, a struggling single mom, involved to make quick money. Walker realized he wasn't the only one watching this drug ring. 21 258 33 0. The Michoacan Attorney Generals Office revealed that the bodies were removed and the scene was largely cleaned by the perpetrators. He can be contacted atbdarby@breitbart.com. Additional Video Update: There is an additional video of a fight against state police that took place in the town of Tizapn El Alto. U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon said he was troubled by Farfan's repeated drug crimes dating back at least to 1999. She recruited helpers, too, and they frequently made deposits of less than $10,000 amounts small enough to dodge federal reporting requirements at bank branches in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee,as well asGreensboro and Winston-Salem,North Carolina. From the shadows, he continues to lead CJNG with ruthless authority. "A very big, increasing problem. Guanajuato. Next steps crucial, experts say, US drug czar wants India to stem flow of chemicals used by Mexican cartels for fentanyl, Ignoring cartel danger, Mexican families scour wilderness for missing loved ones' remains, This small-town Oregon bricklayer had a side hustle: Gun supplier for Mexican drug cartel, Mexico-US investigation links cartel downing of military helicopter to Oregon gun supplier, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In Seaside, known for commercial fishing and timber, traffickers easily established a strong customer base. The cartel has its hands in trafficking multiple deadly substances. The teenager sneaked into the U.S. and triedto build a customer base as a street-level dealer. "If one wants to gain power, control and territory, it's a must that they conquer non-alliance cartels and gain the assistance of police and government entities to assist them in their global success.". U.S. drug agents believe he's in western Mexico, hiding in remote jungles or mountains of Jalisco, Colima or Michocan. "Theyre killing the next generation, and one of them was my son," Brenda Cooley said. Investigators trailed behind Eduardo to the Lloyd Center shopping mall in Portland on July 10, 2018. Police arrested Farfan in October 2018 as he and Montes drove toward California on Highway 99 near Roseburg, nearly three hours south of Portland, while towing a car. CJNG's rapid rise to power and its expansion havestunned and stymied Americas top drug fighters. For 53-year-old El Mencho, success did not come early. It has an army of 5,000 members, including some former police officers. He never mentioned suppliers in Mexico linked to a cartel, or what he called the Mexican mafia. According to Mexico News Daily, more than 500 people in communities around the municipalities of Aguililla and Buenavista have deserted their homes and fled in fear for their lives as the fighting soars. Then he vanished, How this couple ran a redneck meth empire in an Appalachian county ravaged by addiction, How a Mississippi trooper almost took down the worlds most powerful cartel boss, Mother searches photos of mutilated dead men, hoping to find her abducted son, Officer disabled after helicopter shot down by rising Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Closethe air vents. Many were scared silent and to this day no Mexican suppliers have faced justice for these crimes. John Walker in uniform (left), and Walker in his undercover look (right). In June 2015, the Mexican military arrested El Menchos son and second-in-command, Rubn Oseguera Gonzles. Investigative reporter Beth Warren spent threedays in Mexico City and Guadalajara with the U.S. DrugEnforcement Administration and Mexican police and government officials. A federal grand jury had indicted him and more than 20 others on money laundering and drug trafficking charges. One of them interrogates the semi-nude Mendoza, who admits he sold drugs in Valle de Santiago, where gunmen assaulted a police station on Friday, killing five prisoners and freeing another. Unlike most cartels and affiliated crime units that permeate Mexico, the CJNG has long posted its most extreme real-life horror films on display for the world to see across social media beheaded bodies left to hang and rot on bridges in broad daylight and beatings so brutal that the sound of bones cracking can be heard. "I was surprised that CJNGs efforts and tentacles were reaching into Kentucky, that they had expanded their reach that rapidly, said Evans, who previously headed the Louisville Field Division. After agents toppled the Oregon drug network in 2018 and arrested 23 suspects, there were murders in Mexico that U.S. investigators suspect were meant to scare and silence potential witnesses in the Portland case. Hearing the word "cartel" uttered in open court instantly rattled Eduardo. "One of the techniques cartels use here in the United States is to take young people and make them responsible for significant amounts of drugs in order to shield themselves," Schindler said. From there, Victor Farfan and his inner circle supplied drug trafficker John Armas in Hillsboro. Viral videos captured the gruesome execution on social media. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. At night,from 2015 through April2017, Maciasdirected the flow of $30 millionworth ofheroin, cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth and fentanylfromMexico to Kentucky's two largest cities:Lexington and Louisville. Macias found success following the cartel's three-pronged business model: Macias recruited Brizeida Janett Sosa, the mother of his youngest child, to help organize themoney laundering scheme, court records would later show. Victor Alvarez Farfan, a native of Michoacn, Mexico, headed the Portland drug ring blamed for bringing large amounts of meth, heroin and fentanyl across the border beginning in October 2017. Two years earlier, they stumbled onto a drug business at the same auto repair shop allegedly run by suspect Jose Cruz Gutierrez Bustos. Immigrants, some fleeing criminal violence themselves, can be victimized by cartels on both sides of the border and unfairly targeted by U.S. political rhetoric or perceptions stoked by cartel crime. The victim screamed in pain and begged them to kill him. In the recordings, it can be seen how little by little assassins from the Sinaloa Cartel are killing the woman's life and dismembering her, first it is observed how they remove her arms, later they cut her neck and thus continue with the other extremities. He reached 'kingpin' status by selling Mexican cartel-supplied drugs. The government also alleges that Los Cabos targeted law enforcement in Tijuana, killing at least three police officers. Roberto, 22, had a fianc and young daughter in Morelia, a city in Michoacn. The strategy: Make it illegal for any U.S. citizen or company to spend money at a cartel-affiliated business. Pictures taken of the victims show them blindfolded, with their arms and legs bound. The DEA's Donahue said many were taken toremote paramilitary camps where they were trained asassassins. Sanctions recently imposed by the United States and Mexico on CJNG members allegedly linked to two high-profile murders demonstrate that the criminal group is one of the few remaining with a traditional hierarchical structure. In Illinois,the cartel teamed with Vice Lordsgang members to grow a drug network that stretched from Southern California through the Midwest and into Nashville and Paducah, Kentuckyknown for its riverwalk murals and the National QuiltMuseum. Legal Statement. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. On April 13, 2017, federal agents arrested Maciason his way to Calumet Farm. But betrayal awaited, Will El Chapo son's arrest slow export of drugs to US? More:He reached 'kingpin' status by selling Mexican cartel-supplied drugs. In the past, student filmmakers have been kidnapped and tortured to death, journalists frequently killed before they can even begin to probe a likely CJNG crime, dozens of lawmakers and judges have been butchered and death threats have haunted scores of Mexican officials. But federal agents say CJNG was Kentuckys main supplier of fentanyl at the time of his death. He briefly worked as a police officer in Tomatln, a small town in Jalisco, learningthe inner workings of law enforcement,said DEA Special Agent Kyle Mori, who is heading the U.S. criminal investigationagainstEl Mencho fromLos Angeles. Americans who may not know of CJNG today should take note, Dodds said. ", Soldiers stand guard in front of a modified and armored truck as it is displayed to the media at a military base in Reynosa, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas June 5, 2011. Snchez was once a top lieutenant in the CJNG, but split to form his own cartel called La Nueva Plaza in 2017. For two years, Farfan's nephew, Eduardo Alvarez Farfan, was scared silent. Even after El Mencho's girlfriend went to prison, the cartel quickly returned to the Gulf Coast with more loads of drugs. He handed the bag to Noe Antonio Machado-Medrano, then age 23. All rights reserved. State and federal authorities have been unable to stop a fierce war in Michoacan between the CJNG and Carteles Unidos, an alliance of smaller regional organizations with proxy support from the Sinaloa Cartel. UNCENSORED VIDEO BELOW / New horrifying video shows three CJNG cartel members beheading two men from a rival cartel in Mexico. He ran a drug network that trafficked kilos of meth with help from his then-wife, Socorro Elena Gutierrez, from their Washington County home. His attorney, Noel Grefenson, declined comment for this story. When he gets out, he again faces deportation. The cartel alsorecruitsspies in theMexicangovernment and policeto keep its leaders out of jail and avoid drug busts. Farfan refused to talk to agents or prosecutors. %privacy_policy%. 1 / 6. This time, as Farfan oversaw his drug business, FBI agents mounted an investigation against him. Roberto never talked to agents or prosecutors. And for those who make the gut-wrenching decision to stay, life has been reduced to the desperate, defensive gambit ofdigging trenchesacross highways in western Michoacn. To help Maciassmuggle drugs into the U.S., cartel leaders used a Toyota Camry with a secret compartment on the armrest that opened through a sequence of steps: Turnon the heater. Maciasand Sosa were convicted of meth trafficking and money laundering and are serving 31 and 15 years, respectively, in federal prison. The billion-dollar criminal organization has a large and disciplined army, control of extensive drug routes throughout the U.S., sophisticated money-laundering techniques and an elaborate digital terror campaign, federal drug agents say. But also by his own peers after they abandoned him to this . 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. She has extensively reported from war zones including Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Burma, and Latin America investigates global conflicts, war crimes and terrorism around the world. All rights reserved. CJNG even established a cell in south-central Virginia, buying or renting a cluster of modest homes in Axton an unincorporated community of roughly 6,500. And the lifelong, medieval punishment of physical disability is one that has become synonymous with both state and non-state actors over the years, from ISIS and al-Qaeda to theIranianregime. Further details Roberto Alderete revealed about CJNG remain hidden in sealed documents. The Courier Journal could not say with certainty who supplied the drugs that killed Adam Cooley. El Mencho and his cartel, with more than 5,000 members worldwide, have a clear-cut objective: "They want to control the entire drug market," said Matthew Donahue, who oversees foreign operations for the DEA. Yet, no sooner had authorities busted Kentucky's CJNG ringthan the cartel replaced Macias, sending in another team. Twomasterminds now in prisonorchestrated the scheme from Guadalajara:Carlos Parra Pedroza,aliasWalt Disney, who owned a jewelry store; and Diego Pineda Sanchez, an accountant. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. El Mencho was deported in 1997and then traveled to Tijuana. ", More:Ignoring cartel danger, Mexican families scour wilderness for missing loved ones' remains. It is a forsaken endeavor to deter CJNG hitmen from infiltrating their neighborhoods. Police grabbed him, finding two kilos of fentanyl stuffed in a backpack. The cartel circulates these images of torture and execution on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to spread fear and intimidation. "Our community is paying a steep price," said Carlos Guevara, a senior policy adviser for UnidosUS, Americas largest Latino civil rights organization. Eduardo mulled over his future. More:This small-town Oregon bricklayer had a side hustle: Gun supplier for Mexican drug cartel. We're guests in their country.. "Police and civilians are dying, and the CJNG and continues unfettered, flooding the U.S. with methamphetamine and other drugs," Tabor added. Eleven months after the Lexington raid, a SWAT team crept in the darkness and blasted off the front door of the tire shop owner's house in Louisville. Market data provided by Factset. Evan Ellis, a research professor of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, underscored that as the criminal environment has become more fragmented with many groups and affiliated gangs, the amount of killing and its unpredictability has become more generalized. Macias' associate, Imanol Pineda Penaloza, headed a cell in Louisville while running his drug business through his used tire shop, Los 3 Hermanos. "They are also very adept at using social media, such as Facebook and even Tik Tok, to show their strength and aggressiveness. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is targeting and killing police officers at their homes in Guanajuato, Mexico's most violent state and the most dangerous for police. Federal police officer Ivan Morales, his partner andsoldierswith theMexican national defense climbed aboard helicopters andheaded toward a CJNG compound in theJaliscomountains. Walker then secured search warrants to monitor social media accounts, where drug ring members chatted in code on Facebook Messenger. "Different groups are active in virtually all Mexican territory, with the Sinaloa federation being concentrated in the north/west portion of the country, and CJNG being concentrated in the south/central but extending across Mexico to Veracruz.". Smaller towns. By the time of the hearing, the veteran was 560 days sober. He remained in prison until his deportation in 2015, court records show. In May, a judge sentenced Armas to serve seven years and six months in prison, followed by five years of supervision. His followers have spread tonearly all of Mexico's 32 states, including the cities ofGuadalajara and Tijuana, both crucial to moving drugs into the U.S. From there, ElMencho's empire went global, withasteady and growing customerbasein the U.S., as well as in Australia, Europe andJapan. It's a very demoralizing experience for the male who was not only failed by the cartel. If you have drugs in your community, and I don't think there is any community that can say they don't have any, it is coming from the drug cartels. Tipped off that a police caravan was on its way to grab El Mencho, CJNGhitmen hidalong the route in April 2015 and ambushed fourpolice vehicles. This case had some odd twists, including the involvement by a retired U.S. Marine and his wife, an agonizing test of family loyalties and a gruesome threat from Mexico. . In Mexico, a DEA investigator said he was stunned when he learned CJNG cells were popping up in communities as small as Axton. The . We have all had a drug consumption problem," said the official, who asked not to be identified for his protection. Through corruption and intimidation, CJNG has thrived, even as it found additional ways to make money. His attorney lobbied for 13 years, claiming his client likely couldn't survive a longer prison stint. Beginning in 2015, the U.S. Treasury Department designated El Mencho a "kingpin," along with his brother-in-law, Abigail Gonzlez Valencia, leader of the Los Cuinis cartel. It is known for its aggressive use of violence and its public relations campaigns. Rubn "Nemesio" Oseguera Cervantes is the leader of Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin, better known as CJNG. Eight soldiers and Morales partner died. CJNG, which routinely faces off with its No. There's a lot of family back in Michoacn.". On 2/10 Narcocorrido band Grupo Arriesgado was forced to cancel a concert in Tijuana after a report of shots were fired during an event vice.com. Headless bodies were dumped at the doorstep of a business associated with the Farfan family in their home state of Michoacn. Este es el #Mxico de @lopezobrador_ @BreitbartNews @elpais_america pic.twitter.com/E7kek1yNK4, Mxico Cdigo Rojo (@MexicoRojo1) February 28, 2022. Agents say Macias didn'tinvolveCalumet in his drug crimes. Months later, the veteran texted his adult son about his gratitude that agents arrested him, saving his life. Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) gunmen lined up at least 17 victims and shot them during a funeral in western Mexico Sunday. Warren traveled to six cities in the U.S. and reviewed thousands of documents in more than 100 court cases and sought prison interviews with more than two dozen cartel members and associates. Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. Investigators listened in on several calls between Armas and his neighbors using code to coordinate drug deals. While the CJNG makes no effortsto hide its beef with adverse cartels and Mexican military and law enforcement, civilians are all too often caught in the cryptic crossfire. The CJNG has also been accused of directly extorting businesses in the capital. Farfan also had to hand over $100,000. I don't want to put my wife, my family in danger.'". Cartels target tourist destinations along Oregon coast for illegal drug distribution. He quickly amassed a privatearmy, with CJNG members recruitingor kidnappinghundreds of men in their 20s and boys as young as 12. The cartel has run brothels in Mexico, often using teens and women forced into CJNG's web. Mexico's cartel crackdown struggling despite victory? . Experts estimate that the CJNG also brings in the millions in a multitude of methods aside from the drug trade including illegal mining, human trafficking, money laundering, and the extortion of farmers and their families for a cut in avocado exports and the forced protection payment or else meet a premature death. Moreover, the U.S. lacks the authority to make arrests in foreign countries, said Evans, a senior DEA official. After his escape, the U.S. took its manhunt public. LOG IN TO WATCH THIS VIDEO. The judge also noted that while there was no evidence Farfan was physically violent, "the drugs that he played a role in distributing, including as a leader, caused so much harm in our community.". "This happened to me for being a thief, and because I didn't respect hard-working people and continued to rob them," the chilling note strapped to their bodies read. ", "He said: 'I'll do the time. One of the working law enforcement theories suggests the gunmen were targeting a former ally attending his mothers funeral. Both are now in prison for money laundering, and her sister, who has two children living in Kentucky, faces deportation. The Courier Journal's investigation into CJNG's surge comes during a recent wave of significantviolence among warring drug cartels in Mexico. CJNG has skirted Mexican and U.S. inspections at legal border crossings by hiding drugs in semitrailers hauling tomatoes, avocados and other produce, dumping at least 5 tons of cocaine and 5 tons of meth into this country every month, according to DEA estimates. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. The cartels, including CJNG, are feeling empowered because of the rampantviolence in Mexico, said Paul Craine, a retired DEA supervisor who oversaw the U.S. hunt for El Chapo. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ACCOUNT, SIGN UP FOR ONE HERE. Police found seven guns in the couple's bedroom. In disturbing footage, thugs smash a man's face into a truck before kicking and punching him on the floor. Robert Hammer, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Seattle, told The Courier Journal that cartels take advantage of the Interstate 5 corridor, a straight route that runs from the San Ysidro border crossing north through Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and into Vancouver, Canada. The victims' wrists were tied using ligatures to prevent them all from bleeding to death. Even if U.S. and Mexican investigators can track El Mencho's location, capturing him won't be easy. 2020 has been an especially savage year in the border city of Tijuana,racking upalmost 2,000 murders almost on par with 2019 and once again earning the label of having the highest murder rate per capita of any city in Mexico. "As well as those who suffer from a lack of economic opportunity because businesses cannot thrive, and a lack of quality of life because public services, in some ways, do not function well.". 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