U.S. officials have announced 15 indictments against members of one of Mexico's largest drug cartels.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the charges Tuesday against members of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion. The group is accused of trafficking tons of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin into the U.S.
The announcement comes a day after Sessions named the cartel one of the top five transnational criminal organizations.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions accompanied by accompanied by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, right, and other officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration, State Department, Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, speaks at a news conference to announce enforcement efforts against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
Prosecutors have charged a man they say is the cartel's kingpin in three of the indictments but he remains a fugitive. The U.S. is offering a $10 million for information leading to the arrest of 52-year-old Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
Officials believe the cartel has influence in 75 percent of Mexican states. Prosecutors say the cartel also operates across the U.S., and in Europe, Asia and Australia.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions accompanied by accompanied by Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, right, and other officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration, State Department, Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, pauses while speaking during a news conference to announce enforcement efforts against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, center, accompanied by Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, center left, and other officials from the State Department, Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, speaks at a news conference to announce enforcement efforts against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions accompanied by accompanied by Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, right, and other officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration, State Department, Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference to announce enforcement efforts against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
