New Mencho superseding indictment at bottom of this post
Federal authorities in Chicago
have gone for the jugular of the city's consensus Public Enemy No. 1, El
Mencho, arresting 50 of his operatives here.
The Justice Department and the
Drug Enforcement Administration Wednesday pulled back the curtain on Project
Python, a sweeping investigation of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación
(CJNG, or New Generation cartel) that controls a majority of street drugs sold
in Chicago.
The 50 drug suspects arrested
by agents from the DEA-Chicago Division are among more than 600 CJNG associates
picked up in nationwide sweeps.
As the ABC7 I-Team first
reported nearly two years ago, Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as
"El Mencho," is the largest target for the DEA and considered within
law enforcement ranks to be Chicago's most wanted fugitive and it's Public
Enemy Number One.
El Mencho was named Wednesday
in a new federal racketeering indictment that cites "numerous acts of
violence, including murders, assaults, kidnappings, assassinations, and acts of
torture" by the New Generation cartel.
"CJNG is recognized as one
of the five most dangerous transnational criminal organizations in the
world," DEA Chicago Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell said. "In
Mexico, CJNG has used extreme violence, extortion and bribes to steadily expand
control of the drug trade. CJNG is one of the two most prolific transnational
criminal organizations trafficking huge quantities of illegal drugs to the
Chicago Division - Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Project Python is a
coherent effort to focus national efforts on the drug plague CJNG spreads. DEA
will continue aggressively working with its federal, state and local partners
to make Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin inhospitable places for the CJNG."
Also as the I-Team recently
reported, Mencho's son Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, also known as
"Menchito," and a daughter Jessica Johanna Oseguera Gonzalez are both
being held in the United States on drug cartel related charges.
"Project Python is the
single largest strike by U.S. authorities against CJNG, and this is just the
beginning," said Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon. "This strategic
and coordinated project exemplifies DEA's mission: to disrupt, dismantle, and
destroy drug trafficking organizations around the world and bring their leaders
to justice. Today, DEA has disrupted CJNG's operations, and there is more to
come as DEA continues its relentless attack on this remorseless criminal organization."
"Project Python marks the
most comprehensive action to date in the Department of Justice's campaign to
disrupt, dismantle, and ultimately destroy CJNG," said Assistant Attorney
General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Criminal Division. "When President
Trump signed an Executive Order prioritizing the dismantlement of transnational
criminal organizations, the Department of Justice answered the call and took
direct aim at CJNG. We deemed CJNG one of the highest-priority transnational
organized crime threats we face. And with Project Python, we are delivering
results in the face of that threat for the American people."
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Authorities say they have
seized 44,000 pounds of drugs during the investigation, including 33,000 pounds
of meth.
CJNG is considered among the
most prolific methamphetamine producers in the world. It is responsible for a
significant proportion of drugs entering the U.S. according to federal drug
agents, and responsible for huge spikes in Mexico violence.
While Wednesday's first official
disclosure of Project Python comes as a blow to the New Generation cartel, and
has undoubtedly put a dent in the cartel's American drug business, with leader
El Mencho still on the loose in Mexico the organization is expected to move
forward. The U.S. Department of Treasury has designated El Mencho as a
"specially designated narcotics trafficker" and U.S. Department of
State officials have issued one of the largest narcotics bounties ever, $10
million, for El Mencho's arrest.
A spokesman for the U.S. attorney
in Chicago told the I-Team that there were no court appearances scheduled here
today in the case.
Why are these indictments and defendants not unsealed? Or if they are, not presented? Same thing in San Diego. Was said that at least 60 were arrested, likely over the last year or so, and a lot of product seized.
ReplyDeleteBecause some will cooperate, and they don't want to give hints on who could be next.
DeleteGood question. Drives me cray as I hunt in vain on Pacer
ReplyDeleteChivis, ya estabas loca desde antes,
DeleteI mean you was already crazy before this.
There are billboards in Los Angeles of Mencho, big reward in the capture.
ReplyDeleteGood thing USA does pay on rewards.
These busts always bullshit every time it don’t matter what cartel you can name them all its the DEA and the US government who are the real criminals in bed with the cartels.
ReplyDeletewith such a serious claim, maybe you should elaborate special investigator
Delete421 love your fake news.
DeleteCorrect!
DeleteCozmic Clown and 12:14 i believe he would have to do a bit more than elaborate to make you believe him,he would probably have to wtite a book..its funny you act as if its the 1st time you ever heard of anything so mind blowing
DeleteNo worries. Mencho has more men to replace the fallen one. It's the nature of the game.
ReplyDelete4:41 how is he going to replace his 2 lil bastards in US custody ah????...😂
DeleteSupply and demand dumbo. Mexican will fight to the death to supply gringos meth and cocaineeee. Get it?
DeleteReminds me when supposedly they captured hundreds of CDS in California years BACK
ReplyDeleteAfter doing more research i found that it was la familia michoacana and local gangs like bloods, crips and mexican/american gangs ALL totalling to hundreds so called CDS capos.. 😆 WHAT a joke
Job well done, stop at the border and in the big cities
ReplyDeleteNeed to stop at the border and check trucks and trailers
ReplyDeleteWay too many federal narcotics cases are handled secretly it seems like. No visibility to court proceedings, sentencing etc...Only rarely is information widely available. E.g. Chapo Guzman trial. Guzman trial was interesting but also served as an infomercial for the DOJ/DEA. Judicial process should be conducted in public (my opinion).
ReplyDeleteIn secret, pos a güeboo!
DeleteWe are not going to catch our own supply and get the whole shebangs out in public because then we can't release it back to ourselves.
Mencho looks so unhappy and drained, and lifeless on that pic. I’m not a Chapo fan. But Chapo never looked like that. I know people on here have their opinion. But it has to be such a hard and stressful life to be in the place he’s in. Shit.
ReplyDeleteRUBIO NYC
Good input
DeleteYou’ve never had a bad picture of you taken once?
DeleteHow is it he is chared with a firearm? Obiviously he didnt use it in the usa!
ReplyDeleteDamm that’s the compton plug
ReplyDeletemencho is being chased all over mexico. it doesnt matter how much money you have if you cant even live freely. the dudes running from one rat hole to the next trying not to get killed by a rival gang or captured by the CIA
ReplyDeleteAnd yet he's been doing this effectively today and tomorrow's to come.
DeleteCan only imagine how or when his apprehension takes place. A dramatic event sending chills if he cooperates against those government officials.