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Mexican Government Rushes to Defend Cartel-Connected Banks Targeted for Sanctions by U.S. Treasury Department

Mexico’s government is rushing to the aid of two Mexican-based banks and a brokerage firm that the U.S. Department of the Treasury accused of working with various cartels to launder money or helping them move money to China to pay for fentanyl precursors. Mexican officials questioned the validity of the Treasury Department’s sanctions, stating that the claims lack sufficient evidence to support the allegations.

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North Texas Jury Hands Down Life Sentence After Fentanyl Murder Trial

A jury in Tarrant County, Texas, handed down a life sentence following a jury trial under the state’s new law that charges a fentanyl dealer with murder if a customer dies from the drug. The district attorney pledges that more of these fentanyl murder cases will be tried to send a message to drug traffickers.

Life Sentence for Jacob Lindsay in Fentanyl Texas Murder Case (Drug Enforcement Administra

Watch: Texas DPS Busts Fugitive Fentanyl Trafficker near Border

A Texas Department of Public Safety K-9 team responded to a call for assistance from local law enforcement to help capture a fleeing suspected fentanyl smuggler. The team searched a ranch approximately 150 miles north of the Texas-Mexico border and found the fugitive in a dirt and brush pile.

Fentanyl Smuggler Arrested in South Texas (1) (Texas Department of Public Safety)

Trump’s Treasury Department Targets Mexican Cartels Trafficking Fentanyl, Stolen Fuel

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced financial sanctions on three Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities allegedly involved in a drug trafficking and fuel theft network linked to the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). The sanctions have been coordinated through the Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in conjunction with multiple federal law enforcement agencies. The intent is to disrupt the CJNG cartel’s ability to continue reaping profits from fentanyl trafficking and large-scale fuel smuggling activities.

Treasury Goes After Mexican Cartel over Fuel, Fentanyl Trafficking (Government FIle Photos

Dem Rep. Gomez: Biden Took ‘Big Steps’ on Border

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) stated that President Joe Biden “did take big steps during his administration” to secure the border and that Biden “also was focused on cracking down on fentanyl in a

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