Cartel gains foothold in Pacific Northwest, opioid demand in region emboldens JNGC
Soldiers patrol a neighborhood in Irapuato, Guanajuato state, Mexico, in February. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 9:07 AM PT – Tuesday, May 11, 2021 According to federal drug investigators, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (JNGC) is now the primary group trafficking fentanyl into the U.S. across the southern border. Homeland Security agents said the JNGC, which is Mexico’s fastest growing cartel, has now gained footholds in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest. The group, headed by cartel boss El Mencho, brazenly threatens rivals on social media while openly displa...