Overview

• The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, co-leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana, on April 15, 2025.
• The State Department announced rewards of up to $8 million for information leading to the brothers' arrests, with $5 million for Johnny and $3 million for Jose Alfredo.
• The Justice Department unsealed drug trafficking charges against the brothers, accusing them of importing fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine into the U.S.
• U.S. officials allege the cartel is involved in extortion, kidnappings, and murders, alongside laundering drug proceeds through the U.S. financial system.
• The cartel has been designated a 'foreign terrorist organization,' enabling enhanced counterterrorism tools to disrupt its operations.