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Your web browser is not fully supported by CBS News and CBSNews.com. For optimal experience and full features, please upgrade to a modern browser. You can get the new Microsoft Edge at microsoft.com/edge, available to download on all versions of Windows in more than 90 languages. '; document.getElementById('ieblock').setAttribute('style', 'background-color: #B60505; color: #F5F5F5; font-size: 20px; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 100px 100px'); } Latest U.S. Iran War Michigan Senate Primary World Politics HealthWatch MoneyWatch Entertainment Crime Sports The Free Press Watch CBS News August 5, 2026 / 2:04 PM EDT / CBS/AP The State Department on Wednesday offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or "Pelón," scaling up pressure on a U.S. citizen who has emerged as the figurehead of Mexico's most powerful cartel. The reward was bumped up from $5 million.
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According to the State Department, Gonzalez was born in Santa Ana, California, on Sept. The group was dealt a blow in February when leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes , or "El Mencho," was killed by the Mexican military.
