The State Department on Monday issued visa restrictions for 75 people who they say are linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in an effort to quell the Mexican transnational crime organization’s drug trafficking operations. VERBATIM: Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote in a statement, “The Sinaloa Cartel smuggles illicit fentanyl, which the President designated as a […]
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State Dept. Restricts Sinoloa Cartel
The State Department on Monday issued visa restrictions for 75 people who they say are linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in an effort to quell the Mexican transnational crime organization’s drug trafficking operations.
VERBATIM:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote in a statement, “The Sinaloa Cartel smuggles illicit fentanyl, which the President designated as a Weapon of Mass Destruction, and other deadly drugs that harm American communities.”
In September, the U.S. Treasury Department also sanctioned members of a Sinaloa Cartel faction known as Los Mayos.
President Trump created the “Shield of the Americas” to partner with other heads of state on efforts to end transnational drug trafficking, illegal immigration and violent activity in the Western Hemisphere.
Bernie Bennett, Washington.