OFAC imposes Counter-narcotics and Counter-terrorism sanctions

OFAC imposed blocking sanctions on two individuals (both in Mexico) and nine entities (eight in Mexico, and one in UK ) under its counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism sanctions program for facilitating cross-border fuel smuggling schemes benefiting the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), a group designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist. The designations target key facilitators including an accountant who creates shell companies and falsifies customs documents to smuggle mislabeled fuel into Mexico evading IEPS taxes, as well as an operator of Jomadi and Ahavat, import/export companies involved in huachicol fiscal that have transacted tens of millions of dollars with CJNG-linked third parties, generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually for CJNG.