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Federal officials announce "Project Python," the US govt's most comprehensive effort to date against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful drug gangs. The linked investigations by DEA led to 300 indictments and 500 arrests since Sept 2019, officials say
DEA boasts big numbers in this 370-investigation operation: 20,000 kilos of drugs seized, including 15K in meth. $22 million seized. US officials have named El Mencho, the leader of CJNG, a drug kingpin and placed a $10 million bounty on him.
DEA saying this is only "Phase 1" of Project Python, noting that over 100 search warrants were executed today alone and more intelligence on CJNG will be coming in.
DEA says that another 250 CJNG members were arrested today alone, bringing the total to 750. That's a lot. Didn't say how many were high-ranking or low-level.
El Mencho and CJNG are not household names in the US like El Chapo and the Sinaloa cartel. But Mencho is known for his absolute brutality and CJNG especially for its meth production.
DEA considers Mencho one of its top targets. His son, El Menchito, was recently extradited to US
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