President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department is issuing restrictions on criminal operations and money launders working for Sinaloa Cartel-a foreign terrorist organization nominated by the United States is known to use violence to conduct its drug trafficking and human trafficking.
On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Besent announced that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) was involving six individuals and seven institutions in money laundering for Sinaloa Cartel.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besent said in a statement, “Laundered drug money is the life of Sinaloa Cartel’s narco-nuclear enterprise, which is possible only through reliable financial facilities like those we have nominated today.”
“Treasury will, as part of an entire government’s approach to address this pressure national security threat, will use all available equipment to target anyone who helps the cartel to pursue the campaign of crime and violence,” Besant said.
The Treasury Department expanded the approved persons and institutions, as well as their participation with Sinaloa Cartel in a news release:
Enrich Dan Esparagooja Rojas (Asperragosa) Mexicali, Baja California, conducts a money laundering organization, overseeing several cells located in Mexico. The organization of aspragoza transferred illegal narcotics to use a currency arbitration scheme from the United States to Mexico, with dollars for Maxican pace in currency-maxico border between Imperial County, California and Mexicaly, Baja California. Esperagoja customers include “Los Chapitos” (as captured Cinaloa Cartel leader Jokin “L Chapo” Guzman Loira’s four sons collectively known) and Ismail “El Meyo” led by “L. Mayo” Zamba Garcia. As of April 2023, Esporagoza ‘organization earned at least $ 16.5 million for Cinaloa Cartel customers. Asparagosa control Tapagas Mexico with Day CVCuliacán, Sinaloa, for the company located in Mexico.
Mexico based Alan Vramontess sestega Sinaloa is a high-ranking member of Cartel, one of the Los Chapitos, Evan Archivaldo Guzman Tourizer. Wrinks are involved in money laundering for Sinaloa Cartel, establishing straw businesses and business representatives and coordinating large bulk cash pickups on behalf of the organization. Treasury nominated Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar on 8 May 2012 and chased for EO 14059 on 15 December 2021.
Salvador Diaz Rodriguez (Diaz) And Israel Daniel Paase Class (Paez) Mexicly-based money launders are working on behalf of Sinaloa Cartel. Diaz also serves as a promoter in mexicly, collecting a “tax” from a local criminal organization, including the use of violence; Diaz is known to kill those who do not pay the required amount. Paez is also a recruitment for Alberto David Benguyat JimanezThe money laundering organization and Sinaloa Cartel are involved in robbing money. On 31 March 2025, the United States District Court for the southern district of California ignored an indictment to rob and charge Paz with a conspiracy to loot monetary equipment and to import and distribute Mentalfetamine, heroin and Phantenil. Apart from this, on 31 March 2025, the United States District Court for the southern district of California ignored an indictment to Diaz with a conspiracy to rob monetary equipment.
Alberto David Benguit Zimanez (Banguide) Located in Mexico City and operates a money laundering network, which moves from the United States to Sinaloa Cartel from the United States to Mexico, and the OFAC-nummed Fentennial Traffikar Jose Angele Rivera Zazeueta (Rivera), whose drug trafficking orgasisation by the drug trafficking orgasm for China was prepared for Chinese For Precorce Cacus, Crystal Mentalfetamine, and ketamine. Bengite’s network has acted more than $ 50 million to date. On March 31, 2025, the United States District Court for the southern district of California ignored an indictment, which was charging Benguit with a conspiracy to broadcast monetary means aimed at looting monetary equipment and laundering. Christian No Amdor Walenguela (AMADOR) is a close associate of Benguyut, who pays money as a part of the network. On 31 March 2025, the United States District Court for the southern district of California ignored an indictment to charge Amdor with a conspiracy to rob monetary equipment.
Bengite’s organization uses a network of front companies and shell corporations to obscure the origin of funds leading from the United States. Scattman and Hatman Corp Sapi de CV, Personus Unidas Hos Sipi de CV, Group Zipphael de Mexico SA, Group Anter Empresserial Sa Day CV, Productions Pipo SD RL Day CV, and Group Windende Sa Day CV
It is necessary for sanctions that all individuals and institutions nominated as Money Launders for Cinaloa Cartel must be blocked their assets and assets in the United States and reported to the Foreign Property Control Office.
Similarly, at least 50 percent -owned institutions by specified individuals will also be blocked by operations in the United States. Violations of restrictions, warned, criminal or civil prosecution will be in prosecution.
In addition, on Monday, the Financial Crime Enforcement Network of the Treasury Department sent an alert by Mexican Drug Cartel requesting the big banks requesting the Mexican drug cartel to be vigilant on wholesale cash smuggling and repatriation.
“This alert supports the continuous mission of the Treasury to combat transactional criminal outfits and their illegal activities, and the financial institutions are an important partner in that attempt,” Finnken director Andrea Gacki said in a statement.
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