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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
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Federal indictment ties Norcross business to 2 Mexican drug cartels, $8M reward offered
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the arrest of a Norcross family of five on Tuesday. Agents accuse them of laundering money for two Mexican drug cartels: La Nueva Familia Michoacana and The Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The family members include David Vinalay, Jerome Lewis, Irving Hernandez, Beatriz Hernandez Chilel, and Karina Perez Hernandez. Agents accuse the men of the family of bringing drug money to the women of the family who would then wire it back to cartel leaders in Mexico. Investigators said they'd do that through their check cashing business in Norcross called La Pulga Esperenza. 'The defendants allegedly trafficked high volumes of fentanyl and other deadly drugs into our community and then laundered the illicit proceeds of their activities as directed by a Mexico-based drug trafficker, including more than $1 million during a mere two-month period,' Acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie, Jr said. 'Although these individuals took great measures to conceal their alleged criminal conduct, a determined and coordinated effort by our federal and local law enforcement partners helped to secure the federal charges in this case.' Agents said that arrest should put a dent in the cartels' money laundering scheme. Monday night, investigators said they arrested five suspected dealers in Douglasville and took $300,000 worth of money, guns, and jewelry from them. They also confiscated 100 pounds of fentanyl during the bust. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'That's about 23.5 million lives that will be saved,' the DEA's Special Agent in Charge Jae Chung said. Also this week, agents said they added La Nueva Familia Michoacana to the terrorist organization list. 'This speaks volumes about the level of threat and the seriousness that federal law enforcement is taking this,' said Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steve Schrank. Channel 2′s Courtney Francisco was at the news conference where rewards totaling $8 million were issued for brothers 52-year-old Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga, also known as El Pez, and 41-year-old Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, also known as El Fresa, who are both accused of leading La Nueva Familia Michoacana. You could get $5 million for turning in Johnny and $3 million for turning in his brother Jose to federal agents. A Federal Grand Jury in Atlanta indicted them for conspiracy to manufacture, import, and distribute cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl to the United States. Agents believe they are likely in Mexico. You can send tips to the DEA at 404-281-3220 through the encrypted messaging apps WhatsApp or Signal. TRENDING STORIES: 3 arrested as protestors disrupt Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall Little Caesars' attack leads to police raid at suspect's home, uncovers fentanyl and guns Witnesses say driver celebrated after chase, crash that killed 19-year-old innocent driver [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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
The Independent
15-04-2025
- The Independent
Authorities say they have charged the leaders of a Mexican organized crime group
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.
