Checkmate to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel: DEA arrests 670 members and seizes 77 tons of drugs

The major operation against the Mexican terrorist organization also resulted in the seizure of millions of dollars in cash and hundreds of firearms.

DEA macro-operation against Cartel Jalisco Nueva GeneraciónVOZ/DEA.

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Alejandro Baños

30 de septiembre, 2025

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A major operation carried out by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) against the Mexican terrorist group Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) led to the arrest of 670 people and the seizure of approximately 77 tons of drugs, including fentanyl and cocaine.

During the operation, 23 DEA divisions, working with foreign security forces, seized "92.4 kilograms of fentanyl, 1,157,672 counterfeit pills, 6,062 kilograms of methamphetamine, 22,842 kilograms of cocaine and 33 kilograms of heroin."

In addition, "$18,644,105 in cash, assets worth $29,694,429 and 244 firearms" were also seized.

In a statement, DEA administrator Terrance Cole assured that they will continue "pursuing" the CJNG, noting that any action against the terrorist organization "represents lives saved and communities protected."

"DEA is targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and everyone in between," Cole said. "Let this serve as a warning: DEA will not relent. Working side by side with our state, local, tribal, and federal partners, and through the Homeland Security Task Force, DEA is committed to these partnerships to take the fight directly to designated terrorist organizations. Every arrest, every seizure, and every dollar stripped from CJNG represents lives saved and communities protected. This focused operation is only the beginning—we will carry this fight forward together until this threat is defeated."

The operation was carried out between September 22 and 26.

In the statement, the DEA also noted that it is still looking for the co-founder and leader of the CJNG, Nemesio Ruben "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes. A $15 million reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest.

In February, the Trump administration officially designated the CJNG as foreign terrorist organization, shortly after the president returned to the White House. Other criminal groups such as the Tren de Aragua, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and the Sinaloa Cartel, have also been targeted.