Mexico - OFAC sanctions target synthetic substances

Synthetic drugs and their precursor chemicals will be a key driver of Mexico’s security situation and US-Mexico cooperation in the coming five years.

Last Wednesday, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated four CJNG members operating in and around the port of Manzanillo in Colima, Mexico. This port is an important point of entry for precursor chemicals used in synthetic drug manufacturing. CJNG and the Sinaloa cartel are the primary groups responsible for smuggling an…