The U.S. State Department is offering $5 million rewards for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers they say are Sinaloa cartel bosses.
Brothers René and Alfonso Arzate García are accused of controlling Tijuana operations for the powerful drug cartel.
The State Department is offering the rewards in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice.
The reward announcement comes at the same time as a new U.S. federal indictment for René Arzate García, also known as “La Rana,” or “The Frog.”
The superseding indictment charges René Arzate García with drug trafficking crimes in a California federal court, as well as material support for terrorism. The Trump administration early last year designated several Mexico-based drug cartels, including the Sinaloa cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations.
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The World Wildlife Fund’s One Planet City Challenge recognizes the efforts of cities around the world to mitigate and adapt to climate change. -
The agreement was signed by U.S. Army Secretary Doug Driscoll on a visit to Mexico. -
The uptick comes after some tourists cancelled their spring break reservations after an outbreak of violence elsewhere in Mexico in February. -
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán says the revocation of his U.S. visa was politically motivated. -
The project to clean up sediment and soil in the Rio Sonora comes more than a decade after what Mexico considers the worst environmental mining disaster in its history. Some say the government and Grupo México could have done more and demand transparency.
