U.S. Government announces Coordinated Enforcement Efforts Against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion

On October 16, 2018, the United States government, through its Departments of Justice (DOJ), Treasury, and State, announced a series of measures to target and dismantle the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), one of the largest, most dangerous drug cartels operating in Mexico.  The measures include the unsealing of 15 indictments, the State Department’s approval of large rewards, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designations, and the establishment of a citizen tip line.[1]