OFAC SANCTIONS MEXICAN ARMS TRAFFICKER SUPPLYING US-SOURCED WEAPONS TO CJNG

On 28 February, OFAC announced that it had sanctioned Jesus Cisneros Hernandez, a Mexican arms trafficker, for having provided, or having attempted to provide, financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG).  CJNG is a violent Mexico-based organisation that traffics a significant proportion of the illicit fentanyl and other deadly drugs that enter the US.  The action was taken in coordination with Mexico.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1310

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20230228

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20230228_cjng_chart.pdf

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KoIvM842y

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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