Overview

• The operation ran September 22–26 across 23 U.S. field divisions plus seven foreign regions targeting CJNG infrastructure.
• Agents seized 92.4 kilograms of fentanyl powder and about 1.16 million counterfeit pills, along with 6,062 kilograms of methamphetamine, 22,842 kilograms of cocaine, and 33 kilograms of heroin.
• Authorities also took 244 firearms, roughly $18.6 million in cash, and more than $29.6 million in assets attributed to CJNG networks.
• DEA Administrator Terrance Cole characterized CJNG as a terrorist organization and said efforts will continue to dismantle its command and distribution nodes.
• The cartel is described as operating in at least 40 countries, and leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, remains at large with a reward of up to $15 million.