"Federal officials allege that Arzate-Garcia, along with his brother Alfonso Arzate-Garcia, have controlled the Tijuana corridor for the Sinaloa cartel and are responsible for drugs, and violence, across both sides of the border. The cartel leaders are also suspected of maintaining ties to gangs on both sides of the border."
"The indictment, announced Thursday, is the latest in the Trump administration's targeting of Mexican drug cartels, and efforts to charge leaders of the violent organizations as narco-terrorists. The new indictment supersedes one in 2014 against Arzate-Garcia and is part of an aggressive approach to targeting kingpins and other cartel leaders who continue to move drugs across the border."
René Arzate-Garcia, a 42-year-old Sinaloa cartel leader known as 'La Rana,' and his brother Alfonso have been indicted on narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism charges. Federal authorities allege the brothers control the Tijuana corridor for the Sinaloa cartel and are responsible for drug distribution and violence across the U.S.-Mexico border. Both maintain suspected ties to gangs on both sides of the border. A $5-million reward has been offered for information leading to their arrest and conviction. The indictment supersedes a 2014 charge and represents the Trump administration's aggressive strategy to prosecute cartel leaders as narco-terrorists. The brothers' current whereabouts remain unknown.
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