US indicts leaders of Mexico's CJNG cartel, ups reward money

The United States announced charges on Wednesday against several high-ranking members of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels and increased reward money for the capture of its leaders to more than $100 million.

The indictments of five members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, known by its Spanish acronym CJNG, were unveiled at a press conference by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. CJNG was designated a "foreign terrorist organization" by the Trump administration last year and is accused of running an ultra-violent global network trafficking in fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.