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US restricting visas for Sinaloa Cartel family members, business associates
The State Department said the measure targets 75 people and extends enforcement to relatives and business associates of sanctioned cartel figures.
- On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions for 75 individuals linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, targeting family members and associates of those sanctioned under Executive Order 14059.
- The Trump Administration designated the Sinaloa Cartel a Foreign Terrorist Organization, citing its role in smuggling illicit fentanyl which the President designated as a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
- Drug Enforcement Agency officials arrested 600 people linked to the cartel the month before the sanctions, seizing 420 firearms, nearly $13 million in assets, and 714,707 counterfeit pills.
- Rubio said the restrictions will "prevent their entry into our nation, but also serve as a deterrent to continued illicit activities," rendering affected individuals ineligible for United States entry.
- The State Department has increasingly relied on visa restrictions as a geopolitical tool to target trafficking networks operating across the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Asia.
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