Mexico City. The U.S. Treasury Department reported that it sanctioned nine individuals and 26 entities in Mexico for being part of a fuel theft and sales network “that generated tens of millions of dollars in profit” for the criminal organization Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
Among those sanctioned are Iván Cazarín Molina, alias El Tanque, a member of the inner circle of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the CJNG, as well as other family members and associates, including his brother César Cazarín Molina, alias Tornado, and his father-in-law, Domingo Medina Díaz, alias El Mingo, the Treasury said in a statement.
He added that among the companies that have been warned are gas stations and companies that transport hazardous substances.
Under these sanctions, the agency said that the properties and assets in the United States of the designated individuals and companies are blocked, and the American population and companies are prohibited from carrying out commercial transactions with them.
The implementation of these measures was coordinated by the Mexican government, including the Financial Intelligence Unit and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), according to the document.
The Treasury said that “CJNG’s various revenue streams, including fuel theft – an illicit activity known as huachicoleo – strengthen its ability to traffic fentanyl and other deadly drugs in the United States.”
He also defined the cartel as “a violent drug trafficking organization based in Mexico, responsible for the entry of a significant portion of the fentanyl and other deadly drugs that enter” U.S. territory.
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– 2024-09-18 16:40:26
