Treasury Takes Decisive Action Against Violent Mexican Cartels

Action Targets Criminal Groups Responsible for Significant Bloodshed in MexicoWASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning two notorious Mexican cartels—Carteles Unidos (a.k.a. “United Cartels”) and Los Viagras—and seven affiliated individuals linked to terrorism, drug trafficking, and extortion in Mexico’s agricultural sector. Treasury’s action, taken pursuant to counternarcotics and counterterrorism authorities, further implements President Trump’s directive to eliminate completely cartels and transnational criminal organizations threatening the American people.“Today’s sanctions action draws further attention to the diverse, insidious ways the cartels engage in violent activities and exploit otherwise legitimate commerce,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “Treasury, alongside our partners in U.S.