The U.S. Treasury Department is sanctioning several individuals in Mexico it accuses of using casinos and other businesses to launder money for criminal organizations.
The Treasury Department announcement comes the day after the Mexican government announced it had shut down several casinos across the country accused of laundering money.
In addition to new sanctions on 27 businesses and individuals in Mexico, the U.S. government is also proposing a special measure to cut 10 Mexican casinos off from the U.S. financial system.
Three of those casinos are in Mexican cities on the Arizona border in the state of Sonora. One is in San Luis Río Colorado, one is in Agua Prieta and the other is in Nogales.
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network says those casinos launder money to benefit the Sinaloa cartel.
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