Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

U.S Accuses Mexico Politician of Laundering Money for Jalisco Cartel

PUERTO VALLARTA (PVDN) - The United States has imposed sanctions on three individuals linked to the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), one of Mexico's most formidable criminal organizations. The Treasury Department has identified two of these individuals as senior members of the cartel, accusing them of trafficking high-caliber firearms from the US and facilitating fuel theft in Mexico, and one politician in Jalisco for laundering money for the cartel.

Announced on Tuesday, June 6, by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the sanctions were the result of joint efforts with the Mexican Financial Intelligence . . .

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