Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

US sanctions Los Chapitos and offers 10 million dollar reward

US sanctions Los Chapitos as a designated terrorist group and offers 10 million dollar reward for information on leaders Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán.

The U.S. Treasury Department has designated Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group under its illicit narcotics and terrorism authorities. This move marks one of the most aggressive actions by the Trump administration to tackle cross-border drug trafficking and curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States.

Treasury officials say the designation targets Los . . .

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