The Treasury Department of President Donald Trump issues sanctions on criminal operations and money laundering that work for the Sinaloa-Kartel-one designated foreign terrorist organization that is known for the use of violence to perform its drug trafficking and human smuggling operations.
On Monday, Finance Minister Scott Bessent announced that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designates six people and seven entities involved in money laundering for the Sinaloa cartel.
“Gassing drug money is the lifeline of the Narco-terrorist company of the Sinaloa cartel, only made possible by trusted financial facilitators as we have designated today,” said Treasury Scott Bessent Minister in a statement.
“Treasury, as part of an entire government approach to tackle this urgent national security threat, will use all available tools to focus on everyone who helps the cartels to promote their campaign of crime and violence,” Bessent said.
The Ministry of Finance described the sanctioned individuals and entities, as well as their involvement in the Sinaloa cartel, in a press release:
Enrique Dann Esparragoza Rosas (Esparragoza) Has a money washing organization, which supervises various cells based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The organization of Esparragoza transfers illegal anesthesia from the United States to Mexico with the help of a currency arbitrage control in which dollars are traded for Mexican pesos at currency exchange companies along the border between the US and Mexical County, California. The customers of Esparragoza include “Los Chapitos” (such as the four sons of caught Sinaloa cartoon leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera are known together) and the Sinaloa cartel campaign led by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia. From April 2023, the Esparragoza organization had washed at least $ 16.5 million white for Sinaloa Cartel customers. Esparragoza -control elements Tapgas Mexico with the CVto the company based in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Located in Mexico Alan Viramontes Sesteaga (Viramontes) is a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa cartel that reports to Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, one of Los Chapitos. Viramontes is involved in money laundering for the Sinaloa cartel, setting up reed companies and business representatives and coordinating large bulk cash pickups on behalf of the organization. Treasury Destroyed Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar in accordance with the KingPin Act on 8 May 2012 and on the basis of EO 14059 on December 15, 2021.
Salvador Diaz Rodriguez (Diaz) And Israel Daniel Paez Vargas (Paez) Are money washing in Mexicali that operate on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel. Diaz also works as a enforcer in Mexicali and collects “taxes” on behalf of a local criminal organization, including the use of violence; It is known that Diaz kills those who do not pay the required amount. Paez is also a recruiter for Alberto David Benguizer JimenezThe money washing organization of money and is involved in money laundering on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel. On March 31, 2025, the American court for the southern district of California fired a charge that Paez accused of conspiracy to wash monetary instruments and conspiracy to import and distribute methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. Also on March 31, 2025, the American court for the Southern District of California fired a charge that Diaz accused of conspiracy to wash monetary instruments white.
Alberto David Benguizer Jimenez (Bengid) is located in Mexico City and has a money washing network that moves illegal narcotics yield from the United States to Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel and from AC-designed by Fentanyl Trafficker Jose Angel Rivera Zazueta (Rivera), whose syndico-trading of the drug-trade of the Drystic Import from the Drugshandel of the Drystic of the Drugshandel of the Drystic of the Drugshandel of the Drugshandel of the Drystic of the Drugshandic of the Drystic Rugshandic of the Drugshandic Import from the Drugshandic Import, MDMA, MDMA (Ecstasy), Cristian Methamfetamine and Ketamine. The Benguizat network has so far washed more than $ 50 million. On March 31, 2025, the American court for the southern district of California dismissed a complaint that accused Benghuize of conspiracy to wash monetary instruments white and to send monetary instruments with a view to money laundering. Christian Noe Amador Valenzuela (Amador) is a narrow employee of Benguizat who launders money as part of the network. On March 31, 2025, the American court for the southern district of California fired an indictment that Amador accused of conspiracy to wash monetary instruments white.
The organization of BenGuizes uses a network of front companies and Shell companies to cover up the origin of the money that it moves from the United States, including Scatman and Hatman Corpi de CV, Personas Unidas Hoas Sapi de CV, Grupo Zipfel de Mexico SA, Grupo Unter Empresararal SA de CV, Productions Pipo S. The RL de CV, and Grupo finding SA de CV
The sanctions require that all individuals and entities that are designated as money washingers for the Sinaloa cartel must have blocked their property and assets in the United States and reported to the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Similarly, entities that are at least 50 percent owned by the designated individuals will also be blocked to work in the United States. Violations of the sanctions, warned Bessent, will lead to criminal or civilian prolies.
Also on Monday, the Finances Enforcement Network (FINCEN) of the Treasury Department sent a warning to ask large banks to be vigilant on bulk cash smuggling and repatriation by the Mexican drug cartels.
“This warning supports Treasury’s continuous mission to combat transnational criminal organizations and their illegal activities, and financial institutions are a crucial partner in that effort,” said Fincen director Andrea Gacki in a statement.
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