Top Jalisco cartel leader captured while hiding in ditch in Mexico
Top Jalisco cartel leader captured while hiding in ditch in Mexico (cbsnews); Mexican special forces arrest top commander of powerful cartel (theguardian) (sources: cbsnews, theguardian, dw, aljazeera, ap)
Top Jalisco cartel leader captured while hiding in ditch in Mexico (cbsnews); Mexican special forces arrest top commander of powerful cartel (theguardian)
- Top Jalisco cartel leader captured while hiding in ditch in Mexico (cbsnews)
- Mexico captures cartel leader with $5 million U.S. bounty on his head (cbsnews)
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HR885 · 119th Congress
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
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This story is about Mexican special forces arresting a top Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader found in a ditch in Nayarit. The bill would direct the State Department to designate specified cartels, including the Jalisco Nueva Generacion, as foreign terrorist organizations and enable Treasury to block related transactions.
If passed, it would:
- Designate specified cartels, including Jalisco Nueva Generacion, as FTOs • Allow Treasury to require blocking of transactions tied to those cartels.
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This story is about Mexican special forces arresting a top Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader found in a ditch in Nayarit. This bill would expand Treasury and FinCEN powers to target and require reporting on foreign financial activity tied to international fentanyl and narcotics trafficking.
If passed, it would
- Allow Treasury to label entities as primary money-laundering concerns • Require special reporting measures by domestic financial institutions.
This story is about Mexican special forces arresting a top Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader found in a ditch in Nayarit. The bill would require more reporting to Congress on drug seizures and create or adjust sanctions tied to synthetic opioid production and trafficking into the United States.
If passed, it would
- Require expanded reporting to Congress on drug flows and seizures • Create or adjust sanctions tied to synthetic opioid production.
This story is about Mexican special forces arresting a top Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader found in a ditch in Nayarit. The bill would require a CIA intelligence assessment of cartel leadership, structure, routes, and tactics for the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels to inform Congress.
If passed, it would
- Mandate a CIA assessment of Jalisco and Sinaloa cartel leadership and routes • Provide Congress a baseline for oversight and resourcing decisions.
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