U.S. Department of the Treasury Sanctions Members of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, Accusing Them of Laundering Money via Cryptocurrencies
Source:
www.bloomberg.com
According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against Armando de Jesus Ojeda Aviles, a member of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, and several of his associates, accusing them of using cryptocurrency channels to repatriate proceeds from the sale of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine to Mexico.