Mexico freezes bank accounts of ex-officials investigated by US
The move follows U.S. charges accusing Rocha and other officials of helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs and take bribes.
- On Monday, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Mexico froze bank accounts of officials accused by the United States of ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, describing the move as a preventive measure rather than a domestic investigation.
- U.S. prosecutors unsealed an indictment on April 29 charging Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha and nine others with aiding drug traffickers in exchange for bribes; Rocha, a member of Moreno, has denied any wrongdoing.
- Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit, or UIF, froze the accounts automatically, Sheinbaum said, citing the "arrest warrant in the United States against 10 people" as the reason for the banks' defensive measures.
- Drug czar Sara Carter and Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin are among high-ranking U.S. officials set to visit Mexico shortly, intensifying international scrutiny of the anti-cartel campaign.
- As the United States broadens its anti-cartel campaign to target politicians, the case increases pressure on Sheinbaum, who suggested the U.S. case may hold political motives.
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Mexico Freezes 10 Sinaloa Officials' Accounts After U.S. Cartel Charges
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Mexico blocks bank accounts of former Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya and other officials
The federal government’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) has blocked the bank accounts of Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other current and former officials accused of drug trafficking by U.S. prosecutors in an indictment that was unsealed on April 29. President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that the UIF acted after Mexican banks took “a series of measures” related to the accounts of Rocha and the nine other officials accused of …
The freezing of bank accounts related to persons close to the political environment of the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, opened a new front of political and financial pressure in the midst of investigations into alleged links with drug trafficking. The measure, executed by Mexican banking institutions as part of preventive mechanisms of financial supervision and international cooperation, occurs after former officials politically linked…
Mexico Freezes Bank Accounts of Cartel-Linked Ex-Officials Investigated by US
Mexico has frozen bank accounts of former officials accused by the United States of being linked to the powerful Sinaloa cartel, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a press conference May 18. The move was a preventative measure, Sheinbaum said, while announcing she was preparing for a visit later this week with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Sara Ca…
The Senate of the Republic must protect the diet of Senator Enrique Inzunza (Morena), whom the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) froze the bank accounts after being accused in the United States of narco-nexos, according to Panist Antonio Martín del Campo. UIF reported this Monday about the blocking of accounts against also the Governor with Sinaloa license, Rubén Rocha Moya, three of his sons and eight other former officials for the investigatio…
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