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US restricting visas for Sinaloa Cartel family members, business associates
The restrictions cover 75 people tied to the cartel and aim to disrupt the support networks that sustain fentanyl trafficking, officials said.
- On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions for 75 individuals linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, targeting family members and associates of those sanctioned under Executive Order 14059.
- The Trump Administration designated the Sinaloa Cartel a Foreign Terrorist Organization, citing its role in smuggling illicit fentanyl which the President designated as a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
- Drug Enforcement Agency officials arrested 600 people linked to the cartel the month before the sanctions, seizing 420 firearms, nearly $13 million in assets, and 714,707 counterfeit pills.
- Rubio said the restrictions will "prevent their entry into our nation, but also serve as a deterrent to continued illicit activities," rendering affected individuals ineligible for United States entry.
- The State Department has increasingly relied on visa restrictions as a geopolitical tool to target trafficking networks operating across the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Asia.
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By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español. The United States government has decided to impose visa restrictions on 75 people allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, either because they are family members or because they have possible personal or business ties to its members, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in a statement released Monday. Rubio said this measure aligns with President Donald Trump's administration's goal of combating crimin…
Sinaloa’s Inner Circle Shut Out: U.S. Hammers Cartel Associates With New Visa Bans - Tampa Free Press
The U.S. Department of State tightened the noose around the Sinaloa Cartel today, slapping visa restrictions on 75 individuals linked to the organization’s leadership and business operations. This latest wave of penalties doesn’t just target the traffickers themselves; it hits their family members and close professional associates, effectively barring them from entering the United States. […] Sinaloa’s Inner Circle Shut Out: U.S. Hammers Cartel …
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