EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Treasury Department has imposed economic sanctions on members of the “Mayos” faction of the Sinaloa cartel.

The sanctions to be enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control cover five individuals and 15 companies operating south of the border, as well as a separate cell engaged in fentanyl trafficking to the United States.

The sanctions imply freezing the known assets of a target, barring legitimate companies from doing business with them and levying substantial fines, among others. They came after Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John K. Hurley visited San Diego this week.

“The Sinaloa Cartel is a foreign terrorist organization that continues to traffic narcotics, launder its proceeds, and corrupt local of

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