Justice Department to announce charges against more than 24 Mexican drug cartel members


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The Justice Department plans to announce charges against more than 24 Mexican drug cartel leaders and members, according to senior law enforcement officials. The announcement is expected on Friday morning and is part of the Drug Enforcement Administration's push to target the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) groups, the officials say. This includes the arrest of Sinaloa Cartel members earlier this year, like Ovidio Guzman, the son of the cartel's former drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Jorge Ivan Gastelum Avila and Jose "N." It's unclear if charges will be announced against the three sons of El Chapo...