Overview
- A superseding indictment in San Diego charges René “La Rana” Arzate‑García with narcoterrorism, material support to a designated terrorist organization, a continuing criminal enterprise, drug conspiracies, and money laundering.
- The State Department announced rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests or convictions of René and his brother Alfonso “Aquiles” Arzate‑García.
- U.S. officials allege the brothers have controlled the Tijuana Plaza for roughly 15 years through murders, kidnappings, extortion, and corruption while moving large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana into the United States.
- Court filings describe paramilitary tactics, explosive‑equipped drones, and caches of military‑style weapons linked to René’s group, and include images from seizures.
- Authorities say the brothers remain fugitives as U.S. and Mexican agencies coordinate arrests, with recent operations transferring several Sinaloa members into U.S. custody in San Diego.