Treasury Sanctions 'Mayos' Faction of Sinaloa Cartel

Treasury sanctions 'Mayos' faction of Sinaloa cartel

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Treasury Department has imposed economic sanctions on members of the “Mayos” faction of the Sinaloa cartel. The sanctions to be enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control cover five individuals and 15 companies operating south of the border, as well as a separate cell engaged in fentanyl trafficking to the United States. Inside the Sinaloa cartel: One year of terror The sanctions imply freezing th…

Between Sinaloa and CJNG: The Business of ‘Marco Santelices’

Million-dollar contracts, entertainment, and real estate are part of the network Marco Santelices runs with operators of both the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG in Baja California. By Guadalupe Lizárraga SAN DIEGO / Rosarito, Baja California — Marco Antonio Moreno Gómez Santelices has emerged as a strategic player on Mexico’s northwest border, operating in the shadows of two criminal groups that the United States has designated as terrorist organiz…

OFAC Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Faction, Network

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned Los Mayos, an affiliate of the designated Sinaloa Cartel, for producing and trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine from northwest Mexico into the U.S. OFAC also sanctioned five people and...