U.S. Treasury Department Takes Additional Action Against Sinaloa Cartel

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DEA News: Treasury Takes Additional Action Against Sinaloa Cartel

 *WASHINGTON* – The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the designation of
Victor Manuel Felix Felix, a close associate of fugitive drug lord
Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.  Felix
Felix plays a key role in Chapo Guzman's drug trafficking organization
and is the father-in-law of Guzman Loera's son.  OFAC also designated
four other individuals collaborating with Felix Felix and the Sinaloa
Cartel.  Today's action, pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin
Designation Act (Kingpin Act), prohibits U.S. persons from conducting
financial or commercial transactions with these individuals and
freezes any assets they may have under U.S. jurisdiction.
"By exposing additional family members and other affiliates of the
Sinaloa Cartel, this action builds on the Treasury Department's
consistent efforts to disrupt Chapo Guzman's drug trafficking
activities," said OFAC Director Adam J. Szubin.  "Treasury applauds
the work that U.S. and foreign law enforcement authorities have
already taken against the Felix Felix drug trafficking and money
laundering organization."
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Chief of Financial Operations
John Arvanitis also stated, "DEA and its partners continue to expose
facilitators of Chapo Guzman's drug and money laundering empire.
Getting to the heart of the Sinaloa Cartel and other drug networks
requires an aggressive, sustained attack by law enforcement.  These
designations are examples of this effort and we will continue to
target Chapo Guzman's family members and business associates in order
to inhibit their criminal operations that have impacted Mexico and
other parts of the world."
Victor Manuel Felix Felix is the head of a narcotics distribution and
money laundering organization based in Guadalajara and Mexico City,
Mexico.  OFAC is designating Victor Manuel Felix Felix, Jorge
Guillermo Gonzalez Cardenas, Oscar Dominguez Villa Diaz, Rigoberto
Dias Paniagua, and Gabriela Vazquez Villavicencio for their role in
the operations of this criminal organization and material support they
provide to Guzman Loera and the Sinaloa Cartel.  In May 2011, a
Federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of California returned an indictment charging Felix
Felix and members of his organization with drug trafficking and money
laundering offenses.  The indictment arose out of a DEA investigation
linking the Felix Felix organization to the movement of ton quantities
of cocaine in Ecuador and Mexico and the laundering of millions of
U.S. and Canadian dollars through the international financial system.
In March
2011, law enforcement in Mexico and Ecuador arrested several members
of this organization, including Felix Felix, and seized four tons of
cocaine.  In July 2011, other members of the Felix Felix organization
were arrested in law enforcement actions in the U.S., Canada, Mexico,
and Colombia.  The U.S. is seeking the extradition of Felix Felix and
other members of his organization.
Felix Felix is the father-in law of Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, who
is the son of Guzman Loera and Maria Alejandrina Salazar Hernandez.
OFAC designated Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar and his mother, Maria
Alejandrina Salazar Hernandez, as specially designated narcotics
traffickers in June 2012 for their support to Guzman Loera's illicit
activities.  The President identified Guzman Loera as a significant
foreign narcotics trafficker pursuant to the Kingpin Act in 2001.
Today's action would not have been possible without the key support of
the DEA.
Internationally, OFAC has designated more than 1,100 businesses and
individuals linked to 97 drug kingpins since June 2000.  Penalties for
violations of the Kingpin Act range from civil penalties of up to
$1.075 million per violation to more severe criminal penalties.
Criminal penalties for corporate officers may include up to 30 years
in prison and fines up to $5 million. Criminal fines for corporations
may reach $10 million.  Other individuals could face up to 10 years in
prison and fines pursuant to Title 18 of the United States Code for
criminal violations of the Kingpin Act.

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