A 39-year-old girl is the primary Mexican nationwide to be indicted in america on fees of offering materials help to a cartel designated as a overseas terrorist group, the U.S. Division of Justice mentioned on Friday, citing Texas court docket paperwork.
Maria Del Rosario Navarro is, in keeping with the Division of Justice, accused of conspiring with others to supply grenades to Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), a robust Mexican cartel that the U.S. in February designated as a terrorist group alongside different prison teams throughout Latin America.
“The arrest of Maria Del Rosario Navarro Sanchez should send a clear message to people who wish to align themselves with terrorist groups that they will be sought out and held to the highest extent of the law,” FBI Director Kash Patel mentioned within the assertion.
Navarro was additionally charged with “conspiracy to smuggle and transport aliens in the United States, straw purchasing and trafficking in firearms, bulk cash smuggling conspiracy, and conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute,” the Justice Division added.
Two Mexican males are, along with Navarro, additionally dealing with gun trafficking fees in a Texas court docket.
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Mexican Safety Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch had earlier this month confirmed the arrest of Navarro, whom he described as a CJNG operator, as a part of a federal-level operation in Mexico’s western Jalisco state.
“The Justice Department thanks its Mexican law enforcement partners,” the U.S. division added.
The U.S. terrorism designations have come alongside a authorities crackdown on migration, with 1000’s of foreigners being deported to 3rd international locations in Latin America.
