Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2025. 2:35 pm CST.
By Zoila Palma: The Trump administration has imposed new sanctions on the Sinaloa cartel, targeting a money-laundering network that supports the drug empire, Fox reports.
The U.S. Treasury Department designated six individuals and seven entities involved in laundering proceeds for the cartel, a group responsible for the U.S. fentanyl and methamphetamine crisis.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized that the sanctions aim to disrupt the financial operations of the Sinaloa cartel, highlighting that laundered drug money fuels its criminal enterprise. Among those sanctioned is Enrique Dann Esparragoza Rosas, a key figure laundering illicit funds across the U.S.-Mexico border, and Alan Viramontes Sesteaga, a high-ranking cartel member involved in coordinating cash transfers.
Other sanctioned individuals include Salvador Diaz Rodriguez, Israel Daniel Paez Vargas, Alberto David Benguiat Jimenez, and Christian Noe Amador Valenzuela, all accused of laundering money for the cartel or facilitating its operations.
The sanctions freeze any assets tied to these individuals and entities within the U.S. and reflect the ongoing effort to curb the cartel’s influence and its role in the global drug trade.
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