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(NewsNation) — The Trump medication is present targeting the leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana Cartel, the Hurtado Olascoaga brothers.
The U.S. Treasury has announced economical sanctions against the cartel’s 2 leaders, Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, arsenic good arsenic their siblings, Adita and Ubaldo.
The State Department is offering up to $8 cardinal successful rewards for accusation starring to their seizure and condemnation — $5 cardinal for Johnny, $3 cardinal for Jose Alfredo.
The brothers are presently fugitives and are believed to beryllium hiding successful Mexico, according to national officials.
"Now these brothers were charged by a national expansive assemblage successful the Northern District of Georgia with assorted crimes related to the manufacture, distribution, and importation of monolithic quantities of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl into the United States," said Michael Herskowitz, main of the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs conception of the U.S. Attorney's Office successful the Northern District of Georgia.
La Nueva Familia Michoacana has heavy roots successful cardinal Mexico and is notorious for combining brutal tactics with modern technology, similar weaponized drones.
This comes aft the U.S. designated the cartel a overseas violent enactment successful February successful a uncommon determination that allows for expanded national tools to dismantle the cartel and its planetary cause trafficking network.
The cartel leaders' sister, Adita Hurtado Olascoaga, is besides facing charges and is accused of laundering wealth done utilized covering stores successful the Rio Grande Valley.
