Inside CJNG’s Global Recruitment Machine and Its Worldwide Expansion

In 2016, the CJNG established a fictitious company named Segmex to attract recruits with promises of security jobs. The salary increased for candidates with prior experience in law enforcement.

If you’ve followed cartel dynamics at all, you know that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) isn’t just another Mexican drug trafficking organization—it’s a global criminal enterprise. What sets them apart isn’t just their firepower or rapid expansion but the way they recruit.

With the discovery of the Rancho Izaguirre extermination & recruitment camp, more context regarding their tactics has come to light.

CJNG is running one of the most aggressive and sophisticated recruitment operations in the world, pulling in foot soldiers, logistics specialists, and even cyber operatives from multiple countries. If the Sinaloa Cartel built its empire on deep political connections and strategic alliances, CJNG would take a more militarized and tech-savvy approach, and that includes talent acquisition.

Let’s break it down.

CJNG’s recruitment starts online…

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