Nearly two months after Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Márquez was gunned down during a TikTok livestream in Guadalajara, no arrests have been made - yet there are signs that partial justice may already be underway, at least on an international front.
The US Department of the Treasury has officially designated Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, also known as 'El Doble R,' as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker, identifying him as the prime suspect in Márquez's femicide. Velasco, a senior commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was sanctioned under Executive Order 14059, which targets foreign narcotics traffickers and their enablers.
