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Puerto Vallarta restaurant linked to cartel, says U.S.

Mizi Sushi restaurant located at Francisco Villa 1329 has been identified by the United States as being a financial front for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

Four other businesses in Jalisco have also been identified, including J & P Advertising, JJGON, and Onze Black, all in Guadalajara, and Las Flores a company dedicated to vacation rentals in Tapalpa.

The assets and finances of these businesses will be subject to underwriting and forfeiture actions under the direction of the United States.

“New Generation Cartel has used extensive violence and corruption to become one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in Mexico,” said John E. Smith, acting director of Foreign Asset Control for the U.S Government.

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