El Señor de Los Cielos: a Juárez Cartel boss who rose to power by assassinating his predecessor and controlled vast illicit networks. He died in 1997.
The United States has designated the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations. The move, published in the Federal Register, expands the roster of Mexican criminal groups treated as terrorists amid ongoing U.S. pressure on Mexico over security and border policy.
The US has expanded a crackdown to label and sanction Latin American criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations. The move targets cartels such as Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation Cartel, aiming to pressure groups and allies across the region. The approach has triggered tensions with regional governments and revealed contradictions in policy.