Close ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels
- José González Valencia, a close ally of El Mencho, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for orchestrating drug trafficking and providing weapons to a powerful cartel, according to prosecutors.
- González Valencia was arrested in 2017 at a beach resort in Brazil while using a fake name.
- The U.S. government aims to weaken the Jalisco New Generation cartel, which imports large amounts of drugs into the U.S.
- González Valencia pleaded guilty to international cocaine trafficking in 2022.
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The Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of Justice reported yesterday on three new blows to Mexican organized crime: José González Valencia, co-founder of the Los Cuinis cartel, was sentenced to 30 years in prison; Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa, son-in-law of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel (CJNG), pleaded guilty for money laundering, and Jaime González Durán, El Hummer and one of the founders of Los Zetas, …
Close ally of drug kingpin gets 30 years in prison
WASHINGTON — A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid detection, and provided weapons to one of Mexico’s most…


A close ally of the chief fugitive of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel, known as “El Mencho,” orchestrated for years a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid being detected, in addition to providing weapons to one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, according to prosecutors.
Close ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as U.S. ramps up pressure on cartels
A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid detection, and provided weapons to one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, prosecutors say.

Close ally of drug kingpin 'El Mencho' gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels
Two close associates of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” have been brought to justice in a U.S. courtroom as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the cartel it recently designated a foreign terrorist organization.
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