At the beginning of the year, the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), led by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, became the first criminal organization in Mexico to establish an operational presence in all of Mexico's 32 federal entities, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration's 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment.
In the less than 20 years since its creation in 2009, the group has expanded throughout Mexico and into more than 40 countries, and the DEA report says its network of associates, facilitators and affiliates in nearly all 50 states makes it one of the most significant threats to public safety and national security in the United States.
