US targets Mexican cartel fuel smuggling

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The US government is targeting a Mexican cartel-linked fuel smuggling network that uses logistics firms, falsified customs documents, and maritime transport to move illicit hydrocarbons between the US and Mexico. The Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions and alerts targeting these schemes.

The US has moved to disrupt a cartel-linked fuel smuggling network using logistics companies, falsified customs documents and maritime transport to move illicit hydrocarbons between the US and Mexico. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced sanctions and a new alert targeting schemes linked to …