In February 2015, González Valencia was arrested, but has not yet been extradited to the neighboring country. The Tijuana weekly Zeta reported that Pablo Huerta Nuño, alias 'El Flaquito', who operated for the Arellano Félix in Tijuana, had established an alliance with Javier Adrián Beltrán Cabrera, known as 'El Pedrito' of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. This association arose after Huerta Nuño distanced himself from Brayan James Corona 'El Apache' due to internal disputes and new alliances among cells of the Arellano Félix Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel, which increased violence in Tijuana and Tecate.
In the first months of 2024, Tijuana reported 568 homicides, 52 more than in the same period of the previous year. In Michoacán, the dismissal of General José Alfredo Ortega Reyes as Secretary of Public Security was seen as an opportunity for the CJNG. The CJNG led by 'El Mencho' allied with Los Viagras, the organization of the Sierra Santana brothers, forming the 'Michoacán New Generation Cartel,' as revealed by El Financiero columnist, Eduardo Guerrero Gutiérrez.
Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán's sons, known as Los Chapitos, are said to have formed an alliance with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel to confront Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and take control of the Sinaloa Cartel. An internal source confirmed this alliance, which would materialize in the creation of Special Forces Union, using a rooster as a symbol in honor of 'El Mencho' and a slice of pizza representing 'La Chapiza'.
Los Cuinis, linked to the CJNG, are considered by the DEA to be one of the cartel's oldest alliances, connected by blood or marriage ties to the González Valencia brothers. Abigael González Valencia, alias 'El Cuini', brother-in-law of 'El Mencho', has been identified as a key part of this relationship. Since its emergence more than ten years ago, the CJNG has rapidly grown and become one of the main drug trafficking organizations in Mexico, expanding its criminal network throughout the country through alliances with other criminal groups and established cartels.
