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Héctor Ríos Morales

U.S. Sanctions Mexican Banks Over Alleged Role in Laundering Cartel Funds, Buying Fentanyl Chemicals

On Wednesday, the US Treasury banned certain transactions with Mexican financial institutions CIBanco, Intercam Banco, and Vector Casa de Bolsa as part of its new sanctions related to fentany (Credit: Via Getty Images)

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned three Mexican financial institutions, alleging they were used by drug cartels to launder millions of dollars.

CIBanco, Intercam Banco and the brokerage Vector Casa de Bolsa were named by U.S. authorities for their alleged roles in laundering money for Mexican criminal organizations and facilitating payments for precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl.

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