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APNewsBreak: U.S., Mexico to announce new plans on cartels

By MICHAEL TARM federal police, DEA officials build a wall along the near- ternational investigations of Omar Hamid García Harf-
Associated Press told The Associated Press. ly 2,000-mile (3,218-kilome- cartels. uch; and Brigadier General
CHICAGO (AP) — Top U.S. The announcement at a ter) U.S.-Mexican border. Matthew G. Donahue, di- Chief of Staff at Mexico's
Drug Enforcement Admin- joint news conference will The new plans include put- rector for the DEA's North Ministry of Defense, Oswal-
istration officials will unveil be a public display of bi- ting greater emphasis on and Central American Re- do Iván Galicia Galicia.
new plans to combat Mexi- lateral cooperation amid attacking cartels' financial gion, told the AP on Tues- Donahue said the target-
can drug cartels Wednes- ongoing tensions over Presi- infrastructure. Plans also day that the U.S. wants to ing of top cartel brass will
day in Chicago alongside dent Donald Trump's trade call for a new enforcement rely more on changes in remain a core compo-
members of the Mexican and immigration policies, group based in Chicago the Mexican legal system nent of bids to disrupt the
government, military and including over his vow to that will concentrate on in- in recent years designed to powerful syndicates. The

Drug Enforcement Administration regional director Matthew
Donahue speaks during an interview, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in
downtown Chicago.
Associated Press

make evidence gathering biggest trophy in this long-
and prosecutions more ef- standing kingpin strategy
ficient. was Sinaloa Cartel leader
"The new game plan is ... Joaquin "El Chapo" Guz-
pick up the speed and ar- man, extradited to New
rest more people, faster," York in 2017 to face U.S.
Donahue said. trafficking charges.
"That's what we're really try- Sinaloa has dominated
ing to push — the coopera- the drug supply to many
tion that we currently have U.S. cities, though the
with Mexico to be a little takedown of Guzman less-
more efficient, a little bit ened its influence. Among
more aggressive." up-and-coming cartels
He said the U.S. also intends cutting into Sinaloa drug-
to do more to help stem the market share is the Jalisco
flow of guns into Mexico New Generation Cartel,
that contributes to deadly or CJNG, led by Nemesio
violence in the country. Do- Oseguera Cervantes, also
nahue said around 31,000 known as "El Mencho."
people were killed in Mex- Last year, a DEA drug-
ico last year, a record for a threat report called CJNG
single year. "one of the most powerful
According to the DEA, the and fastest growing in Mex-
Mexican officials attend- ico and the United States."
ing include Mexico's acting It said the cartel's primary
attorney general, Alberto product is methamphet-
Elías Beltrán; Mexico's chief amine, with main U.S. distri-
director for the Criminal bution hubs in Los Angeles,
Investigations Agency, New York, and Atlanta.q