US sanctions hit alleged Sinaloa cartel fentanyl network, including a Chihuahua restaurant
Treasury said the designations target cartel-linked operatives and businesses tied to fentanyl trafficking and money laundering, including a restaurant and a security firm.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on more than a dozen individuals, a security firm, and a Chihuahua restaurant linked to the Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl trafficking and money laundering operations.
- Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug in the U.S., with overdose deaths rising approximately 520% since 1999, though fatalities dipped nearly 3% last year; officials state Sinaloa sources precursor chemicals largely from China.
- Treasury targeted fugitive Jesus Gonzalez Penuelas, for whom the State Department has offered a $5 million reward since 2024, and also hit Alfredo Orozco Romero, who controls the Gorditas Chiwas restaurant, and Armando de Jesus Ojeda Aviles.
- These measures cut the network off from the U.S. financial system, blocking assets and business with Americans, as the Government of Mexico collaborated with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Treasury to identify these targets.
- Treasury Scott Bessent stated that the department will continue to target "terrorist cartels" and their trafficking networks, aiming to protect communities and "Keep America Safe" through these intensified financial pressures.
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Chihuahua, Chih.- The head of the attorney general’s office, Francisco Sáenz, commented that they have not received requests for information from the Federation about the businessman sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. According to the information released by the U.S. authorities, he applied sanctions against people in Mexico, allegedly related to illegal activities, which affects businessman Alfredo Orozco Romero, owner of restaurants i…
On Wednesday, May 20, the U.S. government imposed financial sanctions against more than a dozen individuals and entities from two networks linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most powerful in Mexico, for the trafficking of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.The Treasury Department detailed in a statement that the measures affect two distinct structures within the cartel, considered key in both drug distribution and money laundering.
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Washington TimesU.S. sanctions hit alleged Sinaloa cartel fentanyl network, including a Chihuahua restaurant
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted Jesus Gonzalez Penuelas, a fugitive known as Chuy Gonzalez, who is alleged to be involved in trafficking narcotics into the U.S. and laundering funds for the cartel.
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