US Sanctions Fentanyl Trafficking Network Linked to Cartel

The U.S. this week sanctioned Los Chapitos, part of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel, which controls laboratories that insert fentanyl in counterfeit pills that are later trafficked to the U.S. The Office of Foreign Assets Control also sanctioned two fugitive leaders of Los Chapitos and a regional network of Los Chapitos associates and businesses based in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. OFAC said they’re involved in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and money laundering.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the agency is “executing” President Donald Trump’s orders to target drug cartels, and is “maximizing all available tools to stop the fentanyl crisis and help save lives.”