Cartel crackdown: $8M reward for information on 'La Nueva Familia Michoacana' | LiveNOW from FOX

The Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is offering up to $8 million for information that leads to the arrest and convictions of two brothers believed to be connected to a Mexican cartel.

The Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs said they were offering $5 million for information on alleged trafficker Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga (Pez), and up to $3 million for his brother, Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga (Fresa).

The DEA said they believe the brothers are leaders of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana cartel. That group is estimated to have transported, imported and distributed at least 36 metric tons of methamphetamine, 12 metric tons of Mexican heroin, and 12 metric tons of cocaine per year from Mexico into the United States.

The brothers are facing charges of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute controlled substances (specifically, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl), importation conspiracy and drug distribution conspiracy.

The press conference took place at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was not in attendance, despite being expected in Atlanta to announce the developments.

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