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U.S. Offers $25M Bounty on Top Cartel Boss | Irvine News
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The U.S. State Department just dropped a jaw-dropping $25 million bounty on Juan Carlos González, aka “Pelón,” the alleged leader of Mexico’s most powerful cartel, CJNG. With dual citizenship and ties to the late El Mencho, González is at the heart of a sprawling criminal empire that spans 21 Mexican states and operates in the U.S., blending avocado farms with drug trafficking. Following last year’s takedown of El Mencho, violence surged—and now Washington is escalating, hitting 50 cartel-linked targets with sanctions while pushing Mexico to crack down harder, even hinting at military involvement. This isn’t just another reward—it’s a war room move to dismantle CJNG from the top down.
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