# US announces more than $100m in rewards for eight Jalisco cartel leaders

https://mins.news/en/item/14533

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-05 21:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/us-announces-more-than-100m-in-rewards-for-eight-jalisco-cartel-leaders?traffic_source=rss

> The United States has announced rewards totaling more than $100m for information leading to eight Jalisco cartel leaders. The Trump administration is seeking to weaken the leadership of prominent Mexican cartels by raising the bounties. The move focuses on the senior figures directing those criminal organizations. No breakdown of the individual rewards was provided.

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