Press Releases 2025

Press Releases 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) identified and shared actionable intelligence with U.S. and Mexican law enforcement partners that led to the arrest of Sinaloa Cartel Plaza Boss Leonardo Daniel Martinez Vera, also known as “El Pato,” in Juarez, Mexico, on October 15, 2025. El Pato is allegedly responsible for leading a wide range of illicit activities, including drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and murder.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard welcomes Jack Dever as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) General Counsel following U.S. Senate confirmation. As General Counsel, Dever is responsible for providing legal guidance to the ODNI and the Intelligence Community.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) provided intelligence to the U.S. Marshals Service that supported an interagency operation enabling the arrest of a dangerous Sinaloa Cartel member, Jason Duncker, near Monterrey, Mexico on October 2, 2025.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard welcomes Chris Fox as Intelligence Community (IC) Inspector General (IG) following U.S. Senate confirmation. As the IC IG, Fox is responsible for conducting independent and objective oversight of the IC, promoting efficiencies, and detecting fraud, waste, and mismanagement across the Intelligence Community.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) provided intelligence that supported U.S.-Mexican interagency operations and the arrest of a Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)-affiliated baby trafficking ringleader, Martha Alicia Mendez Aguilar, also known as "La Diabla,” in Juarez, Mexico, on Sept. 2, 2025.