U.S. authorities on Sept. 16 announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of Juan José Ponce Félix, the alleged leader of one of the Sinaloa cartel’s factions.
In February, the Trump administration designated the Sinaloa cartel a foreign terrorist organization, along with several other Mexican and Latin American organizations.
Ponce Félix, 43, is the leader of Los Rusos (The Russians), the armed wing of La Mayiza, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and FBI. La Mayiza is one of the factions that emerged after the Sinaloa cartel split in 2024 following the arrest of Ismael Zambada García, also known as El Mayo….