US says a drug cartel is behind the longstanding problem of illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

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U.S. Tags Gulf Cartel Fishing/Smuggling Operation Along Texas Coast

Federal authorities identified an illegal fishing operation used by the Gulf Cartel that doubles as a human smuggling and drug trafficking scheme. The post U.S. Tags Gulf Cartel Fishing/Smuggling Operation Along Texas Coast appeared first on Breitbart.

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U.S. authorities identified a Mexican drug cartel as primarily responsible for an illegal red snapper fishing scheme in the Gulf of Mexico, an activity that combines drug trafficking and migrants with the capture of vulnerable marine species.Read more]]>

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Gulf Cartel members hit with sanctions over illegal fishing off South Padre Island

The U.S. Department of Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned the Gulf Cartel’s Matamoros plaza boss, two brothers who are in charge of Playa Bagdad for the cartel, and the owners of two camps there that are used to stage lanchas used for illegal fishing in U.S. waters, as well as for drug and human smuggling. In a news release, federal authorities said the sanctions target 35-year-old Francisco Javier Sierra Angulo, also known as “El Borrado,” the Mata…

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US Treasury sanctions Mexican drug cartel for illegal red snapper fishing

The U.S. Treasury Department issued new sanctions after figuring out who is behind illegal red snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico: Mexican drug cartels. The new sanctions target the Gulf Cartel, which operates in cities just across the border from the southern coast of Texas. Their hub is located at Playa Bagdad in the city of Matamoros, Mexico, less than 10 miles from the border with the United States. According to the Treasury, the cartel u…

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against five Mexicans suspected of being linked to the Gulf Cartel who were engaged in illegal fishing and trafficking in migrants and drugs in Baghdad Beach, on the border between Mexico and the United States.According to U.S. authorities, the Gulf Cartel is engaged in the illicit trade of red snapper and shark species fished in U.S. waters and then exported to the U.S. for millions o…

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Drug cartel reeling in huge profits with illegal fishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. says

The cartel allegedly uses fishing boats to smuggle drugs and migrants — and catch tons of red snapper, a commercially valuable but vulnerable species.