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Treasury Targets Front Companies and Individuals Tied to Mexican Drug Cartels

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U.S. Treasury

2005-8-18-11-38-42-2475

 

 

 

 

Today's action deals another blow to the notorious Mexican drug cartels by targeting their financial webs, said Robert Werner, Director of OFAC.   In addition, we're utilizing critical authorities that allow us to freeze assets while we further investigate their potential ties to Mexican drug kingpins.