La riqueza de los Cuinis Con la llegada del nuevo siglo, señala el reportaje, Los Cuinis fueron conformando su propia franquicia, tomando el nombre de uno de los hermanos, apodado el Cuino … [42][43], In 2013, he was allegedly involved in two methamphetamine and cocaine shipments respectively from Mexico to the U.S.[12][44] The following year, however, DEA investigators noticed a radical shift in the modus operandi of the CJNG and Los Cuinis; they discovered that González Valencia was responsible for coordinating a drug smuggling operation from overseas. [16][14], On October 28, 2009, Óscar Orlando Nava Valencia (alias "El Lobo"), a high-ranking leader of the Milenio Cartel, was arrested. Un poderoso miembro del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) con vínculos con uno de los jefes del narco más buscados de Estados Unidos ahora está bajo custodia de los EE. The DEA office in Los Angeles stated that this measure was done as a result of the rapid expansion of the CJNG and Los Cuinis, which had grown to become one of Mexico's leading criminal groups through wealth, drug trafficking, violence, and corruption. Que Los Cuinis supera en mucho al Cártel de Sinaloa en ganancias netas por el trasiego internacional de narcóticos. CJNG & LOS CUINISForeign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act Abigael GONZALEZ VALENCIA Brothers-in-Law; Designated April 8, 2015 Drug Trafficking Organizations March 2020 LOS CUINIS DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (a.k.a. The source stated that Los Cuinis was the richest drug trafficking organization in the world. [29] Prior to his arrest, the investigation led a Mexican court to issue a subpoena, an order that asked for González Valencia to appear in court to testify against the accusations. [64] He asked a court to transfer him back to Altiplano because he stated that he feared for his life. On April 8, the US Treasury added drug trafficking organization the Cuinis as well as its top commander, Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, to its drug “kingpin” list. In order to extradite him to the U.S., the plaintiff would have to issue a new request and have it be validated by the court. [57] The owners of the entity tied to the successor sushi restaurant were Alfonso Corona Romero (alias "Chef Poncho Corona") and Édgar Alfonso Corona Robles (alias "Ponchito Corona"), father and son. [55], On April 20, 2017, the Department of the Treasury sanctioned two companies linked to González Valencia that operated as property managers for two shopping centers in Zapopan and Playa del Carmen that were sanctioned in 2015. The Treasury states the Cuinis and the CJNG maintain a “close alliance,” which apparently goes beyond criminal ties: Gonzalez Valencia and the CJNG’s top alleged leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” are brothers-in-laws. Four of the companies were agricultural firms in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, one was a tourism agency headquartered in Mexico City, and one was a biomedical technology consulting firm in Guadalajara. [74][69] The court also asked the SRE to analyze the charges he faces in Mexico and decide upon that if an extradition to the U.S. was required. The group then changed its name to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, or CJNG). CJNG, along with its rival the Sinaloa Cartel, are blamed for the bulk of methamphetamine, heroin and other illegal drugs amid the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history. The Treasury depicts the Cuinis and the CJNG as allied but distinct drug trafficking groups, yet Mexican media reports indicate the Cuinis’ leadership is in fact running the Jalisco Cartel. We go into the field to interview, report and investigate. In addition to Gonzalez Valencia and the Los Cuinis DTO, OFAC designated the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) and its leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (a.k.a. His defense explained that most of the convicts in CPS Durango were charged with kidnapping, a high-impact crime in Mexico. [60] On October 11, a federal court in Mexico City stated González Valencia was to be extradited, but left it up to Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE). If Gonzalez Valencia is indeed the head of the CJNG, his recent arrest would be another major blow against the cartel, which has recently come under fire for the killing of over 20 police officers in the past month. Citing government intelligence information, in March 2014 Mexican daily El Universal stated the Cuinis leader is in charge of the CJNG; despite the widely-held perception that El Mencho is the cartel’s top commander. The act also prohibited U.S. citizens from engaging in transactions with him. CARTEL DE JALISCO NUEVA GENERACION (a.k.a. The Mexican government is working on extraditing him to the U.S., where he is accused of drug trafficking and money laundering. He acknowledged that importing drugs to the U.S. meant competing with rival criminal groups in Mexico violently. This overseas operation was facilitated by González Valencia's relationship with Chinese gangs that helped introduce the shipment to Oceania. [10] He was working on the behalf of the Milenio Cartel, a criminal group from Jalisco that was originally formed by the Valencia clan. “Cualquiera que considere involucrarse en negocios con los cárteles debe estar consciente que estamos monitoreando los recursos de procedencia ilícita que puedan generar, y que vamos a tomar medidas al respecto para la proteger el sistema financiero de los Estados Unidos de abusos por parte de estas organizaciones criminales”. [15] In the early 2000s, however, the Gulf Cartel joined forces with La Familia Michoacana to fight the Milenio Cartel from its home turf, Michoacán. We have revamped the site to create a better display and reader experience. Estados Unidos presenta cuatro cargos vs. mexicano líder del Cártel de los Cuinis Es el hermano de uno de los hombres más cercanos al Mencho, líder del … These individuals had been sanctioned the year before for managing over businesses owned by González Valencia. Welcome to our new home page. When the Milenio Cartel ruptured in the 2010s, González Valencia created the group known as Los Cuinis. The leadership voids left from their arrests and/or deaths caused the Milenio Cartel to experience an internal power struggle as the remaining leaders tried to take control of the criminal group. [67], On April 16, 2015, González Valencia's defense issued a writ of amparo to prevent the speedy extradition of their client. The investigation was carried out by the DEA office in Los Angeles. [19][20] Los Torcidos eventually won the war and consolidated their influence in western Mexico. Five years later, he was accused of using firearms in one or more occasions to facilitate his smuggling operations. DEA Los Angeles Division indicted El Mencho on federal drug trafficking charges in 2014 and again in … [b] The females are Rosalinda (also known as Rosalía), Noemí, Berenice, Marisa Ivette, María Elena, Érika and Abigaíl. He was also the head of Los Cuinis, an organization allied to the CJNG. CJNG and Los Cuinis funnel fentanyl and other deadly drugs into the United States, fueling drug addiction across the nation. A la muerte de Ignacio Coronel, Nemesio y el mayor de ‘Los Cuinis’, Abigael González, decidieron asumir el liderazgo en el grupo delictivo y su primer paso fue encomendar a … The violent conflict forced the Valencia clan to retreat to Jalisco, where they regrouped. [61], On June 4, 2018, federal judge Juan Mateo Brieba de Castro from State of Mexico rejected a motion to move González Valencia from Altiplano to another prison in Mexico. In 2009, the DEA discovered again that González Valencia imported at least 5 kg (11 lb) of cocaine to the U.S. via Ecuador and Mexico. 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In Jalisco, the Valencia family joined forces with a Sinaloa Cartel bloc headed by Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a high-ranking leader and ally of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, another Sinaloan drug lord. Following Gonzalez Valencia’s arrest on February 28, newspaper Excelsior labeled him as the alleged financial operator and “plaza” boss of the CJNG. [39], In the 2000s, the DEA office in Los Angeles, California, began to investigate González Valencia and Oseguera Cervantes for their alleged involvement in international drug trafficking through the CJNG and Los Cuinis. Get fresh updates on organized crime from across the region delivered to your inbox. [75] His defense had argued that authorities violated the legal rights of González Valencia and that his extradition to the U.S. was unconstitutional, but the court stated the previous extradition requests did not violate his rights and were constitutional.[76]. Other business entities sanctioned were two cake businesses in Guadalajara; these shop were co-located in the same shopping center that was sanctioned by the OFAC in August 2015. [47][48] The individuals sanctions were González Valencia, his wife Jennifer Beaney Camacho Cázares, suspected money launderers Fernando Torres González, María Elena Márquez Gallegos, Silvia Romina Sánchez Carlán, Diana María Sánchez Carlón, and Wendy Dalaithy Amaral Arévalo (married to González Valencia's brother Gerardo). [32] The government estimates that the CJNG has about US$50 billion in total assets. [62] The request to move him to another jail was done by a prison administration committee, but González Valencia appealed the move and had it approved by a court under the rationale that the move put his personal integrity at risk. [25], On the other hand, several Mexican sources stated that Los Cuinis acted as a financial and money laundering bloc under the CJNG. Who Runs Mexico’s Jalisco Cartel and Los Cuinis? [19][16] As a result, the Milenio Cartel's divisions split into two. However, Mexican media reports suggest the two groups maintain a much more intimate relationship. The Milenio Cartel is also known as the Cartel of the Valencia brothers, and operated in the southwest state of Michoacan. The exact role of Los Cuinis in Mexico's organized crime landscape is not completely understood, however. According to the Department of the Treasury, Los Cuinis is an independent criminal organization and does not form part of the CJNG's subgroups. Los "Cuinis" se trasladaron con todo y su tradición criminal, hacia Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit y Guanajuato, donde creaon una célula de defensa con sicarios bien entenados. These two criminal groups “have rapidly expanded their criminal empire in recent years through the use of violence and corruption,” and “now rank among the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in Mexico,” according to John E. Smith, Acting Director of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). “Mencho”) on April 8, 2015. [a][3] According to the United States Department of the Treasury, he has an alternative date of birth, October 28, 1979, and has alternative places of birth, Guadalajara, Jalisco, and Apatzingán, Michoacán. [53] Their companies were alleged to be owned or controlled by González Valencia, Jeniffer Beaney Camacho Cázares, Fernando Torres González, Silvia Romina Sánchez Carlán, and/or Diana María Sánchez Carlón. Los Cuinis se trasladaron con todo y su tradición criminal hacia Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit y Guanajuato, donde crearon una célula de defensa con sicarios bien entrenados. Oseguera Cervantes married González Valencia's sister Rosalinda. They alleged that it maintains a close relationship with the CJNG because of González Valencia's family line with Oseguera Cervantes. Together, the two powerhouses have teamed to launder money and traffic drugs. [70] On March 14, 2017, SRE issued a communiqué where it approved the extradition, but cited that they would have to wait until the writ of amparo case was solved to extradite him. He worked for the Milenio Cartel in the 1990s, and eventually formed part of the original group that founded the CJNG and Los Cuinis in the 2010s. The methamphetamine operations extended from Mexico, Australia, and the U.S. Los Cuinis is an affiliate of CJNG and is led by several brothers of El Mencho's wife, Rosalinda. He was arrested on February 28, 2015, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. [58] Both of them were sanctioned and accused of being front persons for Los Cuinis and the CJNG. On January 13, 1997, González Valencia was released after the fee was paid by four people who identified in court as Miguel Pimentel, Aída Pimentel, Edén Godínez, and María Odínez. complained about the transfer and stated that the prison was not giving him adequate healthcare conditions and was keeping him segregated from the rest of the prison population. It went from a small criminal group to one of Mexico's leading criminal organizations, partly due to its relationship with the CJNG and Oseguera Cervantes. González Valencia's wife manages Camacho Cázares the first cake shop along with Salime Abouzaid El Bayeh. This person needs to be able to work in a fast-paced world of daily news, high-profile investigations, national and international…. A war broke out between both groups for the drug smuggling turfs in Jalisco and its surrounding states. [c][14] González Valencia helped expand the criminal group's presence throughout the 1990s in several states across Mexico. Around 2010, the cartel broke into two factions: “La Resistencia” and “Los Torcidos,” which would eventually become the CJNG. De acuerdo con un informe presentado por la DEA, Los Cuinis, un cartel mexicano, son incluso más poderosos que el Cártel de Sinaloa y Los Zetas jueves 4 febrero 2021 Venezuela SEE ALSO: Jalisco Cartel New Generation News and Profile [1] His parents were J. Abigael González Mendoza (father) and Estela Valencia Farías (mother). Abigael González Valencia (Spanish pronunciation: [aβiga'el ɣon'sales βa'lenθja]; born October 18, 1972), commonly referred to by his alias El Cuini (Spanish pronunciation: [el 'kwini]), is a Mexican suspected drug lord and former leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco. The two criminal groups are primarily involved in cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking and have expanded into eight Mexican states (see image below). The first entity was a business tied to a sushi restaurant in Guadalajara. He was charged with manufacturing, being in possession, and distributing methamphetamine and cocaine in Fresno and Madera, California. Treasury Sanctions Mexican Entities and Individuals Linked to CJNG and the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization OFAC Designates Four Entities and Three Individuals in the Guadalajara, Mexico Area Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four Mexican entities and three Mexican individuals linked to the Cartel … She was described as older than the rest of his siblings. They believe that the González Valencia created these two new property management firms to circumvent the sanctions imposed and conceal their money laundering interests. We encourage readers to copy and distribute our work for non-commercial purposes, with attribution to InSight Crime in the byline and links to the original at both the top and bottom of the article. Los Cuinis, el cártel más rico del mundo y que nadie conoce Y aunque era un cártel que estaba bajo vigilancia e investigación, su éxito en el narcotráfico pintaba de la mejor manera, pero el líder de los cuini fue detenido el 28 de febrero por un operativo de … [f][52], On April 4, 2016, the Department of the Treasury sanctioned 7 companies linked to González Valencia through the Kingpin Act in an attempt to disrupt Los Cuinis' business network. The US Treasury Department has designated a little-known Mexican drug cartel to the Kingpin list, due to its alliance with the ascendant Jalisco Cartel. [8] People in their hometown nicknamed the clan "Cuinis" in reference to a squirrel (spermophilus adocetus) from the area that is known as "Cuinique". Other Mexican media outlets have recently described Gonzalez Valencia as the cartel’s boss, and El Mencho as his deputy. 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Abouzaid El Bayeh worked at the first sushi restaurant, was involved with Unomásuno, and owns a Guadalajara pharmaceutical distributor and the two cake shops. Uruguay extraditó este jueves a Estados Unidos a Gerardo González Valencia, uno de los líderes del cártel mexicano de Los Cuinis, en medio de un fuerte operativo de seguridad.. González Valencia fue trasladado durante la madrugada desde la cárcel de Libertad al Aeropuerto de Carrasco vigilado por tierra y por aire para ser entregado a Estados Unidos, … Por su parte, la OFAC identificó y sancionó a otras cuatro empresas lavadoras de dinero del CJNG y de Los Cuinis, entre estas, International Investments Holding, SA de CV y GBJ de Colima, SA de CV, una gasolinera ubicada en Villa de Álvarez, Colima. The most extensive database on organized crime in the Americas. En Jalisco, detienen a líderes de”Los Cuinis”, grupo vinculado al CJNG. El chef argentino que desapareció en manos del cartel de “Los Cuinis” Federico Tobares trabajaba en un hotel y un restorán del clan, en Puerto Vallarta. Their son is, In terms of manpower and influence, the source stated that the, Bermúdez Zacarías was killed on October 17, 2016, in, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 (also known as "Altiplano"), a maximum-security prison in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico. [60] González Valencia was kept in prison under a temporary status and was not charged with crimes in Mexico because the PGR wanted to extradite him quickly. …. The Los Cuinis DTO and CJNG are closely-allied organizations. We then verify, write and edit, providing the tools to generate real impact. [17] His brother Juan Carlos (alias "El Tigre") was arrested the following year on May 6, 2010. The sushi restaurant was a successor entity to another sushi restaurant that was sanctioned by the OFAC in September 2015 for being a front for the CJNG. On May 2, 1996, González Valencia was arrested on drug charges in San Diego, California. The Cuinis — described as “Mexico’s richest cartel” — serve as the financial arm of the infamous Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG), although recent reports indicate they may have been fully integrated. [1][4] His last alternative legal name was the one he used for his Canadian passport, which he obtained through fraudulent methods. [3][9], In the 1980s, he immigrated illegally to the U.S. and settled in California, where he operated a drug distribution ring with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"). [71][72], On January 19, 2019, a tribunal court approved González Valencia's writ of amparo from December 2016, effectively stopping any extradition efforts against him. González Valencia's defense stated that authorities violated a writ of amparo he issued days earlier, which prevented González Valencia from being transferred from Reclusorio Norte. [57], On March 3, 2015, federal judge Vicente Antonio Bermúdez Zacarías approved González Valencia's 40-day preventative detention. [30] Another Mexican source stated that González Valencia was the principal operator of the CJNG and that Oseguera Cervantes was his deputy despite the generally accepted notion of Oseguera Cervantes being the top leader of the CJNG. Through several rounds of extensive field investigations, our researchers have analyzed and mapped out the main illicit economies and criminal groups present in 39 border departments spread across the six countries of study – the Northern Triangle trio of Guatemala, Honduras, and El…, The staff at InSight Crime was awarded the prestigious Simón Bolívar national journalism prize in Colombia for its two-year investigation into the drug trafficker known as “Memo Fantasma,” which was…, This project began 10 years ago as an effort to address a problem: the lack of daily coverage, investigative stories and analysis of organized crime in the Americas. [38] According to a CNS report, González Valencia offered law enforcement MXN$50 million to not appear on television or have pictures of him released to the press, but his offer was turned down. [66] Under fears of a prison escape, authorities transferred González Valencia back to Altiplano on 27 July. [6] The males are Abigael, José María, Arnulfo, Ulises Jovani, Elvis, Édgar Edén, Mauricio, Gerardo, José and Luis Ángel. The Treasury also designated the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation (CJNG), which earned international recognition just two days prior for reportedly killing 15 police officers in the Pacific state of Jalisco. [35][36] This statement countered the widely perceived notion of the Sinaloa Cartel being the most profitable organized crime from Mexico in terms of net profit. UU. Abigael González fundó la organización criminal “Los Cuinis“, grupo que tiene sus orígenes en el “Cártel de Los Valencia”, el cual se separó para dar paso al … Abigael González Valencia was born in Aguililla, Michoacán, Mexico on October 18, 1972. Fue sobornado por cárteles Jalisco Nueva Generación y Los Cuinis, señalan; se defiende exmandatario de Nayarit: hice un gobierno apegado a la ley, afirma The source also stated that it is difficult to infiltrate the inner circles of Los Cuinis through undercover informants because the Valencia clan is wary of outsiders. According to the Department of the Treasury, Los Cuinis is an independent criminal organization and does not fo… Gerardo González Valencia, a high-ranking member of Los Cuinis Cartel, appeared before a federal U.S. court on May 15 on charges related to his involvement in a … [40] In 2000, investigators discovered that González Valencia was reportedly involved in a US$10 million cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine operation. [28][29] One source, citing intelligence reports from the government, stated in 2014 that most accounts consider Oseguera Cervantes the leader of the CJNG. Creen que vio algo. He was arrested with four other people: a Mexican, two Colombians, and a Venezuelan. [49][50] In December 2015, the Department of the Treasury sanctioned another close associate of González Valencia, Naim Libien Tella, along with 4 other business entities. Part of González Valencia's success was due to his understanding of how to engage in illegal business without attracting unwarranted attention from law enforcement and the media. LOS CUINIS DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION "DTO") Designated April 8, 2015 Fernando TORRES GONZAL EZ (Designated 8/19/2015) SilviaE Romina SANCHEZ CARLON (Designated 8/19/2015) Ma Elena MARQUEZ GALLEGOS (Designated 8/19/2015) … A week earlier, a video circulated on social media that the CJNG was planning to help González Valencia escape from prison. Años más tarde, a finales de la década de 1990, surgió la organización "Los Cuinis", luego de la división del cartel Milenio -tras la detención de su líder. [35], On February 28, 2015, González Valencia was arrested in a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, following a joint operation led by the Federal Police, the National Security Commission (CNS), and the Office of the General Prosecutor (PGR). [d][27] When he was arrested, sources identified González Valencia as a "plaza boss" (regional leader) of the CJNG and top financial operator. These companies are money laundering fronts and are owned by González Valencia and/or Libien Tella. [68] A judge agreed to shut down the possibility for a speedy extradition and granted González Valencia the opportunity to have an extradition trial. The companies sanctioned were the Mexico City newspaper Unomásuno, another daily newspaper based in Toluca, an investment firm in Guadalajara, and an air taxi company. Prior to González Valencia's arrest, Los Cuinis was regarded by government sources as one of Mexico's and the world's wealthiest drug trafficking organizations. [69] On December 21, 2016, González Valencia was approved for extradition, but his defense issued another writ of amparo. [18] Two months later, Coronel was killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army. He also established relationships with Colombian, Ecuadorian, and Peruvian drug groups and guerrillas, particularly the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), to provide him with cocaine and assist him in his endeavors overseas. Along with his brother-in-law Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"), one of Mexico's most-wanted men, González Valencia reportedly coordinated international drug trafficking operations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.