Feb 20, 2025 · Acting under the authority of and in accordance with section 1 (a) (ii) (A) of Executive Order 13224, as amended (“ E.O. 13224 ” or “Order”), I have determined that the persons known as Tren de Aragua (also known as Aragua Train); Mara Salvatrucha (also known as MS-13); Cartel de Sinaloa (also known as Sinaloa Cartel, Mexican Federation, Guadalajara Cartel); Cartel de Jalisco Nueva ...

Mar 11, 2020 · CJNG is one of the fastest growing transnational criminal organizations in Mexico, and among the most prolific methamphetamine producers in the world. It is responsible for a significant proportion of drugs entering the United States, and elevated levels of …

Jan 23, 2025 · Among dozens of day one executive orders President Donald Trump enacted on Jan. 20, was an executive order to begin designating transnational cartels as terrorist organizations. The order states cartels go beyond traditional organized crime rings, to pose a threat to national security.

Sep 10, 2024 · Today’s action is taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059, which targets persons involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade. On April 8, 2015, OFAC sanctioned CJNG pursuant to the Kingpin Act for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking.

Mar 11, 2020 · DENVER – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).

Mar 11, 2020 · “When President Trump signed an Executive Order prioritizing the dismantlement of transnational criminal organizations, the Department of Justice answered the call and took direct aim at CJNG. We deemed CJNG one of the highest-priority transnational organized crime …

Feb 7, 2025 · During his inauguration as US president, Donald Trump signed an executive order designating cartels and transnational criminal groups as terrorist organizations. The US executive has asked Canada to adopt the same measure in order to …

Oct 16, 2018 · Today, the DEA estimates the CJNG exerts influence in 23 of 31 (75 percent) of Mexican states, including key drug production and transportation corridors. CJNG is a powerful drug cartel in Mexico as a result of the organization’s disciplined command and control, sophisticated money laundering techniques, efficient drug transportation routes ...

Nov 19, 2024 · On April 8, 2015, OFAC sanctioned CJNG pursuant to the Kingpin Act for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking. On December 15, 2021, OFAC also designated CJNG pursuant to E.O. 14059.

Cartels and other criminal organizations will be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO’s), according to an Executive Order signed by Trump on his first day in office. The order...