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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
US charges leaders of 'brutal Mexican cartel,' offers $8M reward for brothers' capture
The U.S. is offering an $8 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two brothers accused of running a "brutal Mexican cartel" that has been "poisoning Americans" with fentanyl and other illicit drugs trafficked across the border. Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, the co-leaders of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM), were charged by a federal grand jury in Georgia on Tuesday, with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl knowing those controlled substances would be imported into the United States, among other counts, according to the Justice Department. Both fugitives are believed to be in Mexico. "President Trump has promised to crack down on the flow of deadly drugs into our country," F. Cartwright Weiland, a Senior Bureau Official in the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, said in a statement. "Working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations, the Department of State is delivering on that promise by offering rewards totaling up to $8 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the Hurtado brothers," he added. Mexican Drug Lord Convicted In Killing Of Dea Agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena Is Freed The DEA, according to the State Department, estimates that LNFM "is responsible for the transportation, importation, and distribution of over 36 metric tons of methamphetamine, 12 metric tons of Mexican heroin, and 12 metric tons of cocaine per year from Mexico into the United States." Read On The Fox News App The cartel was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the State Department on Feb. 20. "LNFM is a drug trafficking organization primarily based in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacan that has trafficked fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine to the United States, and that has laundered the proceeds of these illicit drugs through the U.S. financial system," the Treasury Department said. "In addition to poisoning Americans, the group has engaged in acts of terror and violence within Mexico. For instance, LNFM has utilized drones to drop bombs on its rivals, with utter disregard for Mexico's civilian population. They also terrorize local communities through kidnappings, killings, and extortion," it continued. Bondi, Patel Announce Seizure Of Over $509 Million In Cocaine Linked To Cartels A reward of up to $5 million is being offered by the State Department for the capture of Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga, while a $3 million figure is being offered for the detainment of Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga. The indictments against the brothers were returned in September 2024 and were recently unsealed, according to the Justice Department. "In addition... the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions against Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga and their siblings, LNFM members Ubaldo Hurtado Olascoaga and Adita Hurtado Olascoaga," the agency also said. "The indictment of senior leaders of this brutal Mexican cartel and subsequent OFAC sanctions makes one thing clear, we are coming after these criminal networks and utilizing every weapon in our arsenal," said Special Agent in Charge Steven N. Schrank of Homeland Security Investigations in Georgia and article source: US charges leaders of 'brutal Mexican cartel,' offers $8M reward for brothers' capture
Fox News
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
US charges leaders of 'brutal Mexican cartel,' offers $8M reward for brothers' capture
The U.S. is offering an $8 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two brothers accused of running a "brutal Mexican cartel" that has been "poisoning Americans" with fentanyl and other illicit drugs trafficked across the border. Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, the co-leaders of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM), were charged by a federal grand jury in Georgia on Tuesday, with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl knowing those controlled substances would be imported into the United States, among other counts, according to the Justice Department. Both fugitives are believed to be in Mexico. "President Trump has promised to crack down on the flow of deadly drugs into our country," F. Cartwright Weiland, a Senior Bureau Official in the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, said in a statement. "Working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations, the Department of State is delivering on that promise by offering rewards totaling up to $8 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the Hurtado brothers," he added. The DEA, according to the State Department, estimates that LNFM "is responsible for the transportation, importation, and distribution of over 36 metric tons of methamphetamine, 12 metric tons of Mexican heroin, and 12 metric tons of cocaine per year from Mexico into the United States." The cartel was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the State Department on Feb. 20. "LNFM is a drug trafficking organization primarily based in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacan that has trafficked fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine to the United States, and that has laundered the proceeds of these illicit drugs through the U.S. financial system," the Treasury Department said. "In addition to poisoning Americans, the group has engaged in acts of terror and violence within Mexico. For instance, LNFM has utilized drones to drop bombs on its rivals, with utter disregard for Mexico's civilian population. They also terrorize local communities through kidnappings, killings, and extortion," it continued. A reward of up to $5 million is being offered by the State Department for the capture of Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga, while a $3 million figure is being offered for the detainment of Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga. The indictments against the brothers were returned in September 2024 and were recently unsealed, according to the Justice Department. "In addition... the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions against Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga and their siblings, LNFM members Ubaldo Hurtado Olascoaga and Adita Hurtado Olascoaga," the agency also said. "The indictment of senior leaders of this brutal Mexican cartel and subsequent OFAC sanctions makes one thing clear, we are coming after these criminal networks and utilizing every weapon in our arsenal," said Special Agent in Charge Steven N. Schrank of Homeland Security Investigations in Georgia and Alabama.
CBS News
16-04-2025
- CBS News
U.S. charges sibling leaders of ruthless Mexico cartel, offers $8 million reward for information
Federal authorities said Tuesday that they have indicted the top two leaders of a Mexican drug cartel and are offering up to $8 million rewards for information leading to their capture and conviction. Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, are accused of participating in a conspiracy to manufacture cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl and importing and distributing the drugs in the United States, authorities said during a news conference in Atlanta. The newly unsealed three-count indictment was returned by a grand jury in September. The two brothers are the leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana , a Mexican cartel that was formally designated by the U.S. government in February as a "foreign terrorist organization," authorities said. "If you contribute to the death of Americans by peddling poison into our communities, we will work relentlessly to find you and bring you to justice," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement . The State Department is offering up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and up to $3 million for information about Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, who also goes by the name "The Strawberry." Both men are believed to be in Mexico, officials said. Separately the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions Wednesday against the two men and well as two other alleged leaders of the cartel, which the U.S. designates as a "foreign terrorist organization." In addition to drug trafficking, the Familia Michoacana cartel has also engaged in extortions, kidnappings and murders, according to U.S. prosecutors. Last year, a Mexican human rights organization reported that a community in the southern state of Guerrero was attacked by drones and gunmen allegedly from La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. At least six people were killed and 13 others injured, the state prosecutor's office said. In 2023, the cartel is suspected of leaving a severed human leg found hanging from a pedestrian bridge just west of Mexico City. Officials said the trunk of the body was left on the street below, near the city's center, along with handwritten signs signed by the Familia Michoacana cartel. The cartel "has utilized drones to drop bombs on its rivals, with utter disregard for Mexico's civilian population.," the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday. "They also terrorize local communities through kidnappings, killings, and extortion." In 2022, a man identifying himself as one of the cartel's leaders posted a video on social media claiming that an attack that killed 20 people was in fact aimed at him.
CBS News
16-04-2025
- CBS News
U.S. charges sibling leaders of ruthless Mexico cartel, offers $8 million reward for information leading to their capture
Federal authorities said Tuesday that they have indicted the top two leaders of a Mexican drug cartel and are offering up to $8 million rewards for information leading to their capture and conviction. Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, are accused of participating in a conspiracy to manufacture cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl and importing and distributing the drugs in the United States, authorities said during a news conference in Atlanta. The newly unsealed three-count indictment was returned by a grand jury in September. The two brothers are the leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana , a Mexican cartel that was formally designated by the U.S. government in February as a "foreign terrorist organization," authorities said. "If you contribute to the death of Americans by peddling poison into our communities, we will work relentlessly to find you and bring you to justice," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement . The State Department is offering up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and up to $3 million for information about Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, who also goes by the name "The Strawberry." Both men are believed to be in Mexico, officials said. Separately the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions Wednesday against the two men and well as two other alleged leaders of the cartel, which the U.S. designates as a "foreign terrorist organization." In addition to drug trafficking, the Familia Michoacana cartel has also engaged in extortions, kidnappings and murders, according to U.S. prosecutors. Last year, a Mexican human rights organization reported that a community in the southern state of Guerrero was attacked by drones and gunmen allegedly from La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. At least six people were killed and 13 others injured, the state prosecutor's office said. In 2023, the cartel is suspected of leaving a severed human leg found hanging from a pedestrian bridge just west of Mexico City. Officials said the trunk of the body was left on the street below, near the city's center, along with handwritten signs signed by the Familia Michoacana cartel. The cartel "has utilized drones to drop bombs on its rivals, with utter disregard for Mexico's civilian population.," the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday. "They also terrorize local communities through kidnappings, killings, and extortion." In 2022, a man identifying himself as one of the cartel's leaders posted a video on social media claiming that an attack that killed 20 people was in fact aimed at him.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Authorities say they have charged the leaders of a Mexican organized crime group
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities said Tuesday that they have indicted the top two leaders of a Mexican drug trafficking organization and are offering substantial rewards for information leading to their capture. Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga are accused of participating in a conspiracy to manufacture cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl and importing and distributing the drugs in the United States, authorities said during a news conference in Atlanta. The newly unsealed three-count indictment was returned by a grand jury in September. The two brothers are the leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana, a Mexican organized crime group that was formally designated by the U.S. government in February as a 'foreign terrorist organization," authorities said. The State Department is offering up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga and up to $3 million for information about Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga. Both men are believed to be in Mexico, officials said. The Associated Press
