Mexican woman becomes first cartel suspect to be charged under new US terrorism law

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woman has become the first person indicted under the U.S.’s new material

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Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez, 39, of

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to a designated

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, the Cartel del Jalisco Nueva Generacion, She allegedly provided the cartel with grenades and assisted in smuggling undocumented individuals, firearms, cash, and narcotics for the organization.

“Cartels like CJNG are terrorist groups that wreak havoc in American communities and are responsible for countless lives lost in the United States, Mexico, and elsewhere.” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said. “This announcement demonstrates the Justice Department’s unwavering commitment to securing our borders and protecting Americans through effective prosecution.”

In addition to the material support charges, she is also being 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,”

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Two others have been indicted alongside Navarro-Sanchez.

A number of AK-47 assault rifles and two .50 caliber rifles seized by the U.S. law enforcement in 2023 relating to the Department of Justice’s case against Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez, 39, of Mexico. Navarro-Sanchez is the first person indicted under the U.S.’s new charges aimed at individuals accused of providing material aid to terrorist organizations (U.S. Department of Justice)

Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, 27, of Mexico, has been charged with conspiracy to smuggle ******** aliens into and transport aliens in the United States, straw purchasing and firearms trafficking.

Gustavo Castro-Medina, 28, of Mexico, has been charged with straw purchasing and firearms trafficking, conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

The CJNG was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization along with seven other cartels on February 20 by the US Department of State.

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A gold colored AM-15 — a variant of the AR-15 assault rifle dubbed “El Dorado” — found in the possession of Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez, 39, during her arrest in Mexico on May 4, 2025 (U.S. Department of Justice)

“CJNG is a transnational criminal organization that controls a significant portion of the narcotics trafficking trade and has a presence in nearly every part of Mexico and dozens of other countries, including the United States,” The DOJ said in a press statement. “In addition to trafficking fentanyl, CJNG engages in money laundering, bribery, extortion of migrants, taxing of migrant smugglers, and other criminal activities, including acts of violence and intimidation.”

On President

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first day in office, he directed the DOJ and other agencies to work toward the “total elimination” of cartels due to the “extremely serious threats” they pose to the nation, the DOJ wrote.

“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 said in a statement.

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