Yet, no sooner had authorities busted Kentucky's CJNG ringthan the cartel replaced Macias, sending in another team. Agents and prosecutors didn't openly discuss in court records or hearings which cartel supplied Farfan, but The Courier Journal learned in February that he was supplied by a top U.S. target, the Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin the subject of a nine-month investigation and 28-page special report by the newspaper in 2019. He initially came to the U.S. to earn money as a mechanic for another relative. In mid-October, 13 Mexican police officers were killed in an ambush in El Mencho's home state of Michoacn in western Mexico. His agents helped on the Farfan investigation. It's a very demoralizing experience for the male who was not only failed by the cartel. He ran a drug network that trafficked kilos of meth with help from his then-wife, Socorro Elena Gutierrez, from their Washington County home. On April 6, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against Carlos . A nine-month Courier Journal investigation reveals how CJNG's reach hasspread across the U.S. in the past five years, overwhelming cities and small towns with massive amounts of drugs. Those who tried to run were tortured, killed and sometimescannibalizedby fellow recruits in what U.S. federal agents describe as a disturbing riteof passage. All rights reserved. ", "He said: 'I'll do the time. During a brief telephonecallfrom prison in August 2019,Palomerasaid heis a family manwhonever harmed anyone. Known as CJNG, the cartel is a global powerhouse, detected on every continent except Antarctica. "If he was, I didnt charge him enough.". It also operated a tequila label, casinos, two shopping centers, a medical clinic, real estate companies and a Pacific Ocean resort frequented by Americans, according to U.S. Treasury Department records. Legal Statement. For police, it was d vu. "They are, however, big on extortion and can turn to violence if victims refuse to cooperate," she asserted. It could hide 9 kilos of drugs and a pile of cash. Throughout 2019, reporters analyzed thousands of court records of more than 100 criminal drug cases around the country and talked to more than 150 federal drug agents, police officers, defense attorneys and prosecutors. But betrayal awaited, "We see these nodes or pockets of cartel-related activity springing up in small, rural towns on the east side of Washington, in metropolitan areas like Portland and Seattle. Prosecutors say Parra Pedroza and Pineda Sanchezwould keepa percentage, with the rest going tocartel members in Mexico. "They are also very adept at using social media, such as Facebook and even Tik Tok, to show their strength and aggressiveness. CJNG's rapid rise to power and its expansion havestunned and stymied Americas top drug fighters. In turn, the Sinaloans killed a high-ranking CJNG boss in the area, Emiliano Torres Ramrez AKA El Agapo. Police had long known John Armas was a major meth trafficker, but he was careful. A larger probe was underway by Washington County Sheriff's WIN Team, the Westside Interagency Narcotics task force that includes agents with the FBI, Hillsboro and Beaverton police and the Oregon National Guard County-Drug investigators. Parra Pedroza and Pineda Sanchez received 13 and 15 years, respectively, in prison after both pleaded guilty to money laundering. Farfan agreed to forfeit $100,000, and the judge ordered him to remain on supervised release for five years after he serves his time in prison. Many are committed by cartels. U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon said he was troubled by Farfan's repeated drug crimes dating back at least to 1999. "As well as the violence and corruption that puts at risk the neighbor with which the United States shares an enormous land border, and in which thousands of U.S. companies operate, and U.S. citizens live.". But when the days chores were done, Maciasdidn'tsocializewith others over drinks or dinner. The upstart CJNG has killed judges, congressman, police and civilians. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! "That's the type ofterrorists were dealing with here.". Eduardo began running errands for his uncle, including delivering a bag to an El Salvador native who flew in from Maryland. 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. In a desperate bid to cling to its remaining territory, the group has joined forces with a former rival: a fast-growing cartel called the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). It has drug cells all across the U.S., even in tiny towns. Drug dealers may not have worried about being caught here, in Clatsop County, a 90-minute drive northwest from the bustling city of Portland. For example, a Lexington waitress seekingcash to pay fordental assistant courses ended up making bank deposits that she didnt know were for CJNG, according to court transcripts. 1 killer. on January 26, 2022. 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 violence in Mexico and elsewhere is something that doesn't stop at the border. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. The Michoacan Attorney Generals Office revealed that the bodies were removed and the scene was largely cleaned by the perpetrators. including the drug-related killings of two Mexican brothers in 2014, one of whom was found . They stormed a hideout west of Guadalajara, but the cartel leader climbed into a vehicle and was rushed to safety. Even if U.S. and Mexican investigators can track El Mencho's location, capturing him won't be easy. CJNG's plan tomove intosmall-town America and cashin on the country's addiction crisis played out in Lexington, Kentucky. Regardless, prosecutors had strong evidence including transcripts from six months of wire taps in 2018 as Farfan chatted about drug shipments. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is Mexico's most violent crime gang. Critics say the Mexican president, known as AMLO, seems more concerned about using federal troops to keep South Americanimmigrants out of his country than challenging the cartels. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Additional Video Update: There is an additional video of a fight against state police that took place in the town of Tizapn El Alto. Farfan brought in at least 20 kilos of meth, half a kilo of heroin and nearly two kilos of fentanyl. According to U.S. officials, the CJNG is now the primary drug trafficking outfit in 24 of Mexico's 32 states. Furthermore, it's part of their propaganda drive to recruit the many youths seeking that "narco"-glamorized life, flashed and filtered by images of beautiful women, mounds of money and a depository of deadly arms. "He was very minutely involved. Four years later, he was caught selling drugs out of a southeast Portland auto repair shop. 13 Mexican police officers were killed in an ambush, sold heroin to two undercover police officers, fired Russian-made rocket-propelled grenade launchers, Investigators uncovered a hidden hub of stash houses, state trooper working with a DEA task force nearly brought down El Mencho, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Alton Strupp and Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal. In eightmonths, Sosas crew laundered about $1million for CJNG,stacking drugs and cash behind a wall of their trailer. From the shadows, he continues to lead CJNG with ruthless authority. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The group has also upped the ante for sea and air authority too fighting the likes of Sinaloa and the vestiges of Los Zetas and Los Pelones to take heed over the vital port of Chetumal and the Yucatan Peninsula, according to ananalysisby InSight Crime. Soldiers seized a couple of modified and armored trucks at a warehouse in the municipality of Camargo during a patrol on Saturday, local media reported. He is loving, respectful and a very caring human being.". 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. During his March sentence hearing, Farfan apologized for his crimes, but insisted, "I've never been a violent person. Signed Elite Group.". 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. We have all had a drug consumption problem," said the official, who asked not to be identified for his protection. American authorities are still seeking his extradition to the U.S. to face drug charges. To build their lucrativedrug networks in the U.S., CJNG bosses mandated discretion to dodge police attention. Brenda and Karl Cooley of Louisville certainly didnt know his name when their son Adam overdosed on fentanyl in March 2017. He doesn't make wild errors; he doesn't hesitate; one word for el Mecho is 'calculated,'" Wesley said. His attorney, Noel Grefenson, declined comment for this story. 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.". Investigators trailed behind Eduardo to the Lloyd Center shopping mall in Portland on July 10, 2018. Pullup the seat. Echeagaray pointed out that CJNG, although very violent, does not target civilians systematically. In Seaside, known for commercial fishing and timber, traffickers easily established a strong customer base. FBI agents led a raid at the couple's home on Oct. 24, 2018, arresting the 51-year-old military veteran and his 53-year-old wife. "If that takes them killing other cartels or killing innocent people, they will do it.". Flames leftMoralesdisabled and disfigured. 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. Rubn "Nemesio" Oseguera Cervantes is the leader of Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin, better known as CJNG. He knew that cartels have connections inside U.S. prisons. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. 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. And court records detail how the cartel lures those who need money to serve as drug or cash couriers or money launderers. 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. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"AT9cPsLXmTcu5DvoOKyYtBnoaFpnyDzcOkF8t9PIjh4-1800-0"}; Este es el #Mxico de @lopezobrador_ @BreitbartNews @elpais_america pic.twitter.com/E7kek1yNK4, Mxico Cdigo Rojo (@MexicoRojo1) February 28, 2022. When he gets out, he again faces deportation. Soldiers seized a couple of modified and armored trucks at a warehouse in the municipality of Camargo during a patrol on Saturday, local media reported. 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. Se le pudre el Gobierno de #Michoacan a @ARBedolla MASACRAN A 17 PERSONAS que se encontraban en un velorio. He can be contacted atIortiz@breitbart.com. This week, murderers from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Ensenada, Baja California, failed to assassinate an operator of the Sinaloa Cartel. He quickly amassed a privatearmy, with CJNG members recruitingor kidnappinghundreds of men in their 20s and boys as young as 12. (REUTERS/Stringer). He dropped out of sixth grade to helphis family pickavocados. Months later, the veteran texted his adult son about his gratitude that agents arrested him, saving his life. He isn't your typical cartel leader. UNCENSORED VIDEO BELOW / New horrifying video shows three CJNG cartel members beheading two men from a rival cartel in Mexico. //]]>. Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Much of the violence is attributed to the battle for territorial surface and thus the control oftheillicit drug flow into the United States. Balaclava-clad members of the CJNG released a video claiming responsibility for the killings it later emerged that the victims had no connection to organised crime whatsoever. Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. CJNG wasn't the only cartel in the Bluegrass State in 2017, but authorities say it was the main supplier of fentanyl when Louisville's Adam Cooley, who sought heroin, snorted 20 times a lethal . Many court documents in the Farfan case remain sealed, hiding secrets shared by drug ring members and associates, and some involved in the case opted not to talk because of the volatility of the Mexican suppliers. Adam died midsentence while writing a thank-you note to a friend on the eve of entering a rehab facility. Roberto, 22, had a fianc and young daughter in Morelia, a city in Michoacn. A young woman en route to selling street food was also fatally struck by a stray bullet through a car window. In disturbing footage, thugs smash a man's face into a truck before kicking and punching him on the floor. The unparalleled speed of CJNGs growth coasttocoast in less than a decade has made the cartel a clear, present and growing danger, says Uttam Dhillon, DEA's acting administrator. The victim screamed in pain and begged them to kill him. ", More:Ignoring cartel danger, Mexican families scour wilderness for missing loved ones' remains. For an overview of the Pjaros Sierra versus Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin (CJNG) conflict, please see this previous Borderland Beat story. U.S. drug agents believe he's in western Mexico, hiding in remote jungles or mountains of Jalisco, Colima or Michocan. Closethe air vents. Why is The Courier Journal reporting on a deadly Mexican drug cartel? Farfan's drug ring also sent drugs to Gresham, east of Portland, Hood River, a port on the Columbia River an hour northeast of Portland, and north into Tacoma, Washington. That load was headed from Portland to Baltimore. There's a lot of family back in Michoacn.". "And it is a football (soccer) player of a narco.". "A very big, increasing problem. Explore the investigation wall showing the connections of El Mencho and CJNG cartel. Chicago prosecutors allegein court filingsthat LuisAlderetewas ahigh-level cartel operativewhoshopped for a hitman on Facebook to take care of a gang member in Cairo, Illinois, to silence him. or redistributed. Next steps crucial, experts say. The CJNG cartel and its backroads drug pipeline had caught the attention of federal authorities, who . CJNG also has enlisted white-collar expertise. During his three months in jail, he got sober. "The CJNG is one of the most powerful (cartels) and in a short time may become the dominating force in Mexico if not restrained. Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. After agents toppled the drug ring, the cartel turned on the gang. 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. At least three people including a pregnant woman in her early 20s languish in critical condition in Guanajuato,Mexico, after their hands were chopped off and their bleeding bodies were thrown from the back of a truck last week. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel). "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.". But also by his own peers after they abandoned him to this . Both serve as popular entry ports for the precursor chemicals in synthetic drugs, mostly brought in fromChina. The teenager sneaked into the U.S. and triedto build a customer base as a street-level dealer. It also operated a tequila label,casinos,two shopping centers,a medical clinic,real estate companies and a Pacific Ocean resort frequented by Americans, according to U.S. Treasury Department records. The cartel has its hands in trafficking multiple deadly substances. Snchez was once a top lieutenant in the CJNG, but split to form his own cartel called La Nueva Plaza in 2017. Mexican marines almost captured El Mencho in October 2018. Make no mistake, Taylor said. Investigators uncovered three main pieces of the puzzle that revealed a snapshot of how this drug ring thrived. CJNG burns rivals face alive as a way of mocking his nickname Ghost Rider. The strategy: Make it illegal for any U.S. citizen or company to spend money at a cartel-affiliated business. It is a tactic later mimicked by the likes of ISIS, a digital bid to intimidate and inflict anxiety on enemy factions and send a warning to government law enforcement who dare to meddle in their monetary schemes. 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. Three of them are bare-chested. 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. Investigators believe Bustos fled to Mexico. "If you provide information to the Mexican government, its probably the last thing you would say.". GRAPHIC VIDEO: CJNG cartel members behead two men from rival cartel July 12, 2022 UNCENSORED VIDEO BELOW / New horrifying video shows three CJNG cartel members beheading two men from a rival cartel in Mexico. Prosecutors successfully pushed for 15 years in their sentencing memo, pointing to Farfan's "unwillingness to stop drug trafficking and his unwillingness to remain outside of the United States." "Drug cartels generally do not control territory in the same way that governments or even gangs do, but traditionally exert influence over certain activities in certain areas or routes," Ellis explained. A high-ranking state official in Jaliscosaid Americans are too quick to blame Mexico for the U.S. drug crisis. It was run by a deported felon who kept sneaking back across the border. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. They also contacted more than two dozen accused cartel members or CJNG associates in prison and traveled to Mexico City, Guadalajara and 15 U.S. cities to see firsthand the far-reaching repercussions of El Menchos cartel. Last year, there were 2,513 killings in tourist hotspot Tijuana . "I know Im not that person," he said, refusing to elaborate. 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. But wrestling for land jurisdiction is only a piece of the CJNG puzzle. Alarmed by CJNG's surging violence in Mexico andcontinued expansion across this country, U.S. officials have pushed back. The 56-year-old rose from the humble roots of an avocado growing family, dropped out of primary school to work in the fields, to become one of the most potent drug lords on the planet. Rapid gunfire could be heard in videos that appeared to have been recorded at the scene of the mass murder. This short film details The Courier Journal's investigation into CJNG and its leader, El Mencho, began in early 2019 and what was uncovered. A judge sentenced Roberto to three years in custody in January 2021. Alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel arrested on smuggling charges in 2010 Credit: . More:He reached 'kingpin' status by selling Mexican cartel-supplied drugs. With a $10 million reward on his head, hes on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrations Most Wanted list. more proof that CJNG ain't shit but zetas 2.0 gente de Sinaloa no trabaja asi como vale vergas. his anguished parents asked. Headless bodies were dumped at the doorstep of a business associated with the Farfan family in their home state of Michoacn. According to the military, the vehicles were used by the CDG (Gulf Cartel) to transport drugs and hitmen. More:US drug czar wants India to stem flow of chemicals used by Mexican cartels for fentanyl. There's a reason why gente de Sinaloa stay in business while everyone else eats shit and goes away. Last year, a judge sentenced Eduardo to 30 months behind bars, followed by five years supervised release. 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. As Farfan's day of reckoning neared, he and his family pleaded for leniency. 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. IRAN SENTENCES 3 MORE MEN TO AMPUTATION FOR 'STEALING,' REVIVING ONCE-RARE ISLAMIC LAW. Reporters Jonathan Bullington, Kala Kachmar, Chris Kenning andKarol Suarez contributed to this story. El Menchos drug empire "is putting poison on the streets of the U.S.," said Chris Evans, who runs the DEAs day-to-day global operations. Cannibalism in Mexico! Most people don't associate drug trafficking with the scenic tourist destinations along the Oregon coast, but Mexican cartels seek less scrutiny there. Colima: Four members of the CJNG cartel mistakenly identified a ten year old girl as the daughter of a rival involved in a conflict over drug market territory. I hate violence," according to a transcript of the hearing, with Farfan appearing before the judge from prison on Zoom. Here you'll find all collections you've created before. The case took place in Marcos Castellanos, Michoacan, where gunmen stormed a funeral service and forced mourners to line up against a wall before opening fire. In July, Coco was sentenced to time served and released. But someCJNGbossesdidnt follow those rules. Businesses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Los Angeles would buy the goldand then send the payments through wire transfers to Mexico including to Parra Pedroza's precious metals business. The . He never mentioned suppliers in Mexico linked to a cartel, or what he called the Mexican mafia. ", "The cartels have become so large and powerful that you sometimes need an army to defeat an army!". But he ended up working for his Uncle Victor. His cousin, Roberto Carlos Farfan Alvarez, known as "Raton" or "Mouse," pleaded guilty but never talked to police. He co-founded Breitbart Texas Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. There's a serious danger. He handed the bag to Noe Antonio Machado-Medrano, then age 23. Uncensored versions of the videos can be seen below. The CJNG has been fighting the Sinaloa Cartel in Zacatecas with one recent clash in June killing 35 people. 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