US announces more than $100m in rewards for eight Jalisco cartel leaders

The Trump administration has sought to weaken the leadership of high-profile Mexican cartels by increasing the bounties.

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced it will offer up to $102m in rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of leaders from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal organisation based in Mexico.

On Wednesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche led a news conference touting the new bounties as “ a continuation of our efforts to eliminate cartels that have plagued” the US for “far too long”.

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