PRESS RELEASE Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Dismantled Tuesday, April 11, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California Assistant U. S. Attorney Josh Mellor (619) 546-9733 Kelly.Thornton@usdoj.gov NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 11, 2023 SAN DIEGO – A two-year investigation by FBI and DEA has resulted in […]
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From Justice: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 14, 2023 Justice Department Announces Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel’s Global Operation “Chapitos” Charged in Department’s Latest Actions to Disrupt Flow of Illegal Fentanyl and Other Dangerous Drugs The Justice Department today announced charges unsealed in the […]
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The following persons: RUBIO ZEA, Ana Gabriela, Guatemala; DOB 07 Jul 1990; POB Guatemala; nationality Guatemala; Gender Female; NIT # 60724218 (Guatemala); C.U.I. 1997455950101 (Guatemala) (individual) [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059]. WANG, Hongfei (Chinese Simplified: 王洪飞), China; DOB 02 Dec 1991; POB Hebei, China; nationality China; Email Address shuokangw@163.com; Gender Male; Digital Currency Address […]
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Today, OFAC added: MKRTYCHEV, Ashot (a.k.a. MKRTYCEV, Asot), Hana Melichkova Street 3448/37, Bratislava 84105, Slovakia; DOB 07 May 1966; POB Baku, Azerbaijan; citizen Slovakia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea […]
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Today, OFAC added the following persons: DAQQOU, Hassan Muhammad (Arabic: حسن محمد دقو) (a.k.a. DAQOU, Hassan; a.k.a. DAQOU, Hassan bin Muhammad; a.k.a. DAQOU, Hassan Muhammed; a.k.a. DAQOU, Mohamed Hassan; a.k.a. DEQQO, Hassan Mohammed; a.k.a. “DAGO, Hassan Mohamed”; a.k.a. “DAQU, Hassan”; a.k.a. “DUKKO, Hassan”), Tfail, Lebanon; DOB 01 Feb 1985; nationality […]
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OFAC today added the following person: GACANIN, Edin (a.k.a. “Tito”), Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Netherlands; DOB 12 Oct 1982; POB Bosnia and Herzegovina; nationality Bosnia and Herzegovina; alt. nationality Netherlands; Gender Male (individual) [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059]. under E.O. 14059 (the Illicit Drugs Executive Order), and the following persons: MEHMEDAGIC, […]
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OFAC added the following entities: BUSHEHR PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (a.k.a. “BUPC”), No. 7, 3rd and 4th Floor, Sattarkhan St., Habib Elah St., Metolian Blvd., Tehran 1455693916, Iran; Pars Energy Special Economic Zone, Petrochemical Complexes Phase II, Asalouye, Bushehr 7511811374, Iran; Asli Neighborhood, Asli Road Street, Nakhl Taqi’s 15 Kilometer Road, Number […]
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OFAC has added the rolling person: CISNEROS HERNANDEZ, Jesus, Mexico; DOB 08 Jun 1989; POB Jalisco, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender Male; C.U.R.P. CIHJ890608HJCSRS09 (Mexico) (individual) [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059]. and entity: HEBEI ATUN TRADING CO., LTD. (a.k.a. “HBATUN”), Haiyuetiandi B906, Qiaoxi Street, Shijazhuang, Hebei, China; Room 1102, Bldg. D Haiyuetiandi, No. 66 Yuhua […]
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U.S. to Sanction Sinaloa Cartel Network of Fentanyl Suppliers Contributing to the U.S. Opioid Crisis PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 22, 2023 The United States is determined to disrupt the global production and supply chain of illicit fentanyl, including by denying the criminal actors who engage […]
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Today, OFAC added the following persons: ARREDONDO BELTRAN, Jose Santana, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; DOB 27 Jun 1977; POB Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender Male; C.U.R.P. AEBS770627HSLRLN05 (Mexico) (individual) [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059]. FLORES MADRID, Luis Gerardo, Mexico; DOB 09 Mar 1988; POB Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender Male; C.U.R.P. FOML880309HSLLDS09 (Mexico) (individual) [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059]. […]
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