US targets Sinaloa fentanyl distribution with new sanctions
Key takeaways
- As President Trump has made clear, this Administration will not allow narco-terrorists to flood our borders with poison, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in the release.
- Gonzales Penuelas is described as being a leader of a longstanding organization involved in trafficking illicit drugs into the United States and laundering funds in service of the cartel.
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In a Wednesday press release, the Treasury Department said that its Office of Foreign Assets Control had sanctioned over 12 entities and people comprising two distinct networks, linked to the terrorist Sinaloa Cartel and its fentanyl trafficking activities.
As President Trump has made clear, this Administration will not allow narco-terrorists to flood our borders with poison, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in the release. Treasury will continue to target terrorist cartels and their fentanyl trafficking networks to protect our communities and Keep America Safe.
According to the release, two of the people being sanctioned include Armando de Jesus Ojeda Aviles and Jesus Gonzalez Penuelas, with Ojeda Aviles described as heading up a network involved in laundering the proceeds of fentanyl and other narcotics trafficking activities for the cartel. Gonzales Penuelas is described as being a leader of a longstanding organization involved in trafficking illicit drugs into the United States and laundering funds in service of the cartel.