The U.S. Treasury Department froze the assets Wednesday of a Mexican drug trafficking ring that is accused of selling heroin in the United States.
The Treasury Department said Jose Luis Ruelas Torres has trafficked heroin across the border into cities such as Phoenix, Los Angeles and New York City for more than 20 years.
The 64-year-old Mexican man and his son were indicted in Colorado two years ago on charges of running a crime syndicate.
Treasury officials also identified 10 members of the gang under what’s known as the Kingpin Act. The action freezes any assets that are in the United States and prohibits U.S. citizens from doing business with anyone named in the complaint.
