During the afternoon of this May 20, the US Treasury Department announced new sanctions against 14 people and companies linked to the Sinaloa Cartelan organization criminal Mexican transnational company dedicated to drug trafficking and other activities criminalas well as its operations related to the fentanyl trafficking.
Through a statement issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFACfor its acronym in English), it was detailed that among those identified are Armando de Jesús Ojeda Áviles and Jesús González Peñuelas, leaders of a drug trafficking network to the United States and money laundering through cryptocurrencies.
Therefore, according to OFAC, both Ojeda Áviles and González Peñuelas operate in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and are linked to Los Chapitosthe name by which the faction led by the drug trafficker’s children is known Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmánwho is currently serving a life sentence in Colorado.
Additionally, according to OFAC, Ojeda and González participated in supervising the shipment of drug to the US and later coordinated the cash collection in the territory of the United States, which allegedly comes from the sale of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin and the morphine.
Mexico investigates those linked to the Sinaloa Cartel
Given the circumstances, the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) of Mexico announced that it will investigate all those accused of Washington D.C. for his links with the Sinaloa Cartel, for which he carried out a financial analysisfiscal and corporate to identify possible networks or operations with resources of illicit origin in the nation.
For its part, through a statement, the Ministry of Finance of Mexico reported that will reinforce the actions against those sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for being related to fentanyl trafficking and criminal groups of the Sinaloa Cartel, designated as an organization terrorist by the United States.
“Coordinated actions between Mexican and US authorities strengthen the mechanisms of cooperation to prevent the use improper of the financial system, combat the money laundering and weaken the financial structures of organized crime,” said the government agency responsible for managing finances.
Likewise, the Ministry of Finance recalled that the FIU maintains “permanent coordination” with international authorities to “protect the integrity of the financial system and mitigate risks associated with operations with resources of illicit origin”, since the US accuses these people of drug traffic and money laundering.
Companies and restaurants sanctioned
According to what was stated by the Mexican radio network Formula Groupanother of those sanctioned is the businessman Alfredo Orozco Rosemarydebt collector for shipping cocaine and business owner Black Mamba Special Group, as well as the restaurant Chubby Chiwasoperated by his mother, Amalia Margarita Rosemary Dark.
Faced with this scenario, the sanctions of the US Government consist of the blockade his heritage in the United States, as well as any entity that is owned, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly by 50%, with the objective of eradicate financing of the Sinaloa Cartel in the US and Mexico.