- FIFA signed guarantees for security operations related to its role in co-hosting the 2026 World Cup.
- Crime centers in the state of Jalisco, where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel operates in western Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Cartel operations originating in Jalisco state of Mexico are driving border security policy discussions.
Trump administration sanctions cartel leadership and designates them as terrorist organizations, while a cartel member is captured in Jalisco.
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Updated Sep 19
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What happened
Trump administration sanctions cartel leadership and designates them as terrorist organizations, while a cartel member is captured in Jalisco.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Trump designated CJNG as a terrorist group; Oseguera Cervantes faces sentencing.1 source
JNG Cartel using companies as fronts for money laundering, involving Audias Flores Silva.1 source
Trump administration sanctions cartel leadership and designates them as terrorist organizations in Jalisco.1 source
CJNG leadership changes and targeted sanctions amid US-Mexico coordinated financial action.1 source
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Cartel operations originating in Jalisco state of Mexico are driving border security policy discussions.Also in this story
- Interpol and DHS alert on CJNG fugitive, linking cartel money laundering and LA hideouts to Jalisco operations.
- The Jalisco New Generation Cartel's criminal empire in Jalisco is linked to the Lázaro Cárdenas region and port construction.
- A high-ranking security chief of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was arrested in Jalisco state.
Within FIFA signed guarantees for security operations related to its role in co-hosting the 2026 World Cup.
The entities involved
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Jalisco
state of Mexico
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Audias Flores Silva
Mexican drug trafficker and terrorist
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Related events
- Trump administration uses DHS to pressure Mexican cartels and secure the border, noting Florida's role as a destination for illegals.
- US-backed anti-narcotics operations and coalition formation are underway in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- A coalition of 14 countries has been formed, following directives from Donald Trump, to confront narco-terrorism and transnational crime.
- Calderón was caught in a US operation, while Ecuador supports new US anti-drug efforts, and Trump compared the campaign to ISIS.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- sun-sentinel.com
- dominicanrepublicpost.com
- stcatharinesstandard.ca
- riotimesonline.comCJNG Tequila Sanctions: US Targets Laundering Network
- latintimes.comU.S., Mexico Announce Largest-Ever Financial Crackdown on Jalisco Cartel, Sanctioning 55 People and Businesses
- ktsa.comU.S. targets California-born leader of notorious Jalisco cartel - KTSA