Abigael González Valencia

Abigael González Valencia (; born October 18, 1972), commonly referred to by his alias El Cuini , is a Mexican suspected drug lord and former leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco. He was also the head of Los Cuinis, an organization allied to the CJNG. Along with his brother-in-law Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"), one of Mexico's most-wanted men, González Valencia reportedly coordinated international drug trafficking operations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He was also responsible for managing the financial operations of the CJNG and Los Cuinis.

He worked for the Milenio Cartel in the 1990s, and eventually formed part of the original group that founded the CJNG and Los Cuinis in the 2010s. He was arrested on February 28, 2015, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. On August 12, 2025, the Mexican government would extradite him to the U.S., where he is accused of drug trafficking and money laundering. Prior to González Valencia's arrest, Los Cuinis was regarded by government sources as one of Mexico's and the world's wealthiest drug trafficking organizations.

Early life Abigael González Valencia was born in Aguililla, Michoacán, Mexico on October 18, 1972. Under fears of a prison escape, authorities transferred González Valencia back to Altiplano on July 27. A week earlier, a video circulated on social media that the CJNG was planning to help González Valencia escape from prison. González Valencia's defense stated that authorities violated a writ of amparo he issued days earlier, which prevented González Valencia from being transferred from Reclusorio Norte.

Extradition process

Approval process

On April 16, 2015, González Valencia's defense issued a writ of amparo to prevent the speedy extradition of their client.