U.S. sanctions 3 brothers accused of fentanyl, fuel trafficking for Mexican cartel
- On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned three Mexican brothers and two companies linked to CJNG for fentanyl and fuel trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Authorities acted after identifying these individuals and firms as part of a network generating hundreds of millions annually for CJNG through narcotics and stolen crude oil smuggling.
- Cesar Morfin Morfin, known as Primito, leads CJNG activities in Tamaulipas, overseeing drug and fuel smuggling with the support of his brothers and two hazardous material transport companies.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized that CJNG’s narco-terrorist operations generate significant income through the illegal activities of fuel theft and crude oil trafficking, which support the group’s disruptive influence in both Mexico and the United States.
- These sanctions block U.S. Assets of the targets, prohibit U.S. Transactions, and enable secondary sanctions, signaling ongoing U.S. Efforts to disrupt CJNG's financial base and drug trafficking.
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Mexican cartels continue to empty fuel tanks to make big profits.This Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned three Mexicans and two companies operating the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) in a drug trafficking and fuel theft network, also known as huachicoleo.According to U.S. authorities, they are three brothers with Morfín Morfín surname who are behind the huachicole to Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), through a network of corrup…
U.S. sanctions Mexican oil smuggling and drug trafficking network linked to CJNG
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has sanctioned three Mexican nationals and two companies for their involvement in a vast fuel theft and narcotics trafficking operation linked to the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The network, which spans Mexico and the U.S. southwest border, is accused of generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually through fentanyl trafficking, c…
US sanctions fuel theft ring tied to Jalisco cartel
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions against individuals and businesses allegedly involved in a drug trafficking and fuel theft network for the Jalisco cartel. Truckers weigh having to pass English test to drive in US The sanctions target three Mexican brothers and two Mexican-based entities: a leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Cesar Morfin Morfin, and his br…
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