U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson Warns CJNG Leader 'El 03': 'Nowhere Left to Hide'

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson posted a direct warning to Juan Carlos Valencia González ('El 03'/'El Pelón') on X on August 8, 2026, days after the State Department raised its bounty on the CJNG leader to $25 million: 'Ya no hay dónde esconderse. Los encontraremos y rendirán cuentas' ('There is nowhere left to hide. We will find them and they will be held accountable'). The post, accompanied by Valencia González's wanted poster, reinforced the Trump administration's August 5 reward package targeting eight CJNG leaders and came as fresh profiles of Valencia González's biography — U.S.-born in Santa Ana, California; stepson of El Mencho; son of Millennium Cartel founder Armando Valencia Cornelio ('El Maradona') and Rosalinda González Valencia of the Los Cuinis financial network — circulated widely in Mexican and U.S. media.