As part of its campaign to combat organized crime groups in Mexico, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Justice announced Tuesday the unsealing of a superseding indictment and a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Juan José Ponce Félix, a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa cartel and ally of the faction known as La Mayiza.
According to U.S. authorities, Ponce Félix, also known as "El Ruso," leads an armed group called Los Rusos, which controls the Mexicali drug trafficking corridor and operates as an armed wing for La Mayiza. That group is led by Ismael Zambada Sicairos, the son of longtime cartel figure Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
