MORE SANCTIONS LINKED TO CDS

Today (11/14/2025) the U.S. Department of the Treasury (through both Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)) announced a major coordinated action with the Government of Mexico targeting the Hysa Organized Crime Group (HOCG), a Mexico-based network using gambling establishments, restaurants and bulk cash smuggling to launder proceeds from narcotics trafficking largely tied to the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS)

- 27 individuals/entities have been sanctioned under Executive Order 13581 for involvement in the HOCG’s illicit operations.

- FinCEN has proposed a “special measure” to designate 10 Mexico-based casinos as a “class of transactions of primary money-laundering concern,” meaning correspondent banks must apply enhanced due diligence or cut off access.

- U.S./Mexico partnership is being tightened to detect and disrupt cross-border flows of illicit funds, particularly via gambling fronts and bulk cash.

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