U.S. Treasury Blacklists Two More Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has formally designated two more Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist cartels. The move brings the number to eight separate cartels that are considered to be Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the United States government.

This week, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control announced that they were changing the designation of the Juarez Cartel and the Los Viagras Cartel from Drug Trafficking Organizations to Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The move gives authorities new tools to target the groups financially, freeze their assets in the United States, and prohibit any U.S. citizen from doing…

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