Trump Administration Sanctions 46 in Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Los Mayos Network
Treasury said the sanctions freeze U.S. assets and bar Americans from doing business with cartel-linked officials and firms accused of laundering cash and paying bribes.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. government announced sanctions targeting nearly 50 individuals and commercial entities accused of running Sinaloa Cartel leadership and bribery networks along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated 21 people and 25 businesses across Baja California.
- Among those sanctioned is Ismael Zambada Sicairos, known as "Mayito Flaco," whom U.S. officials identify as the current head of the Los Mayos faction following his father's July 2024 arrest. The measures also target Tijuana plaza bosses Alfonso Arzate Garcia and Rene Arzate Garcia.
- The Treasury Department designated local political figures including Carlos Alberto Torres Torres and former Mexicali public security director Pedro Ariel Mendivil Garcia, accused of shielding cartel operations. Sanctions also targeted front companies like Galerias Centro Cambiario, which Treasury says moved bulk cash drug proceeds across the border.
- "Today's action underscores that no cartel kingpin, corrupt Mexican official, or financial facilitator is beyond the reach of Treasury's authorities," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. The Trump Administration vowed to disrupt any cartel actor threatening U.S. security or financial integrity.
- Treasury officials noted that since the start of 2025, federal authorities have carried out more than 30 enforcement actions targeting over 400 individuals and entities connected to Mexican cartels. The Homeland Security Task Force coordinated the operation with support from the DEA, FBI, and other agencies.
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Trump administration sanctions 46 in Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Los Mayos network
Credit: bne IntelliNewsThe US Treasury has sanctioned 21 people and 25 companies tied to the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Mayos faction, including a Baja California governor's ex-husband and former local officials.
In total, 21 people and 25 entities for allowing the terrorist organization "to operate with impunity along the border between the United States and Mexico."
Washington, Sep 29 (EFE).- The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned nearly 50 people who act as leaders or facilitators of the Sinaloa Cartel, as announced this Tuesday. Among the 21 people and 25 sanctioned entities are "the cartel leader, Ismael Zambada Sicarios [...] The U.S. entry sanctions Sinaloa Cartel leaders operating on the Mexican border was first published in HolaNews.
OFAC announced sanctions against 21 individuals and 25 companies that would be linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.
U.S. Freezes Assets Of Nearly 50 People And Businesses Linked To Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel
The U.S. government announced sanctions on Tuesday targeting nearly 50 individuals and commercial entities accused of running leadership, money laundering, and political bribery networks for the Sinaloa Cartel along the U.S.–Mexico border. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 21 people and 25 businesses across Baja California, focusing on key border trafficking […] U.S. Freezes Assets Of Nearly 50 People A…
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