Puerto Vallarta News

Puerto Vallarta News

Unmasking the Alleged Connection Between Tobacco Cartel and Jalisco Cartel

Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) - In a letter to Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, five US senators have called for sanctions against Tobacco International Holdings Switzerland due to its alleged connections with the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) and the production of fentanyl.

Senators Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Bill Hagerty, and Bill Cassidy, the authors of the letter, requested that the company and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates be blacklisted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The senators claimed that the corporation, also known as the Tobacco Cartel, has established a corruption . . .

Read Full Story

Related Posts

Tren de Aragua routes

Report maps Tren de Aragua routes and cartel ties in Mexico

Mexican investigations map how Tren de Aragua routes link to local protection and trafficking markets,...
Tequila businessman killed

Tequila businessman killed on road to Puerto Vallarta

Jalisco authorities say tequila executive José Adrián Corona Radillo was abducted on a highway near...
Chiapas Guatemala border

How the Chiapas-Guatemala border became a criminal toll road

A hidden crossing on the Chiapas-Guatemala border shows how cartels turned everyday trade into a...
territorial security approach

Territorial security approach in Mexico meets adaptive cartels

Mexico’s territorial security approach can calm hotspots, but cartels adapt fast, shifting violence and extortion...