Last Updated: January 19, 2026
CARTELES UNIDOS
Aliases
UNITED CARTELS; TEPALCATEPEC CARTEL; CARTEL DE TEPALCATEPEC; THE GRANDFATHER CARTEL; CARTEL DEL ABUELO; CARTEL DE LOS REYES
Address
Mexico
Official reason
Today, the Department of State announces the designation of Tren de Aragua (TdA), Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Cártel de Sinaloa, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Cártel del Noreste (CDN), La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM), Cártel de Golfo (CDG), and Cárteles Unidos (CU) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Glo...
Other Information
https://www.state.gov/designation-of-international-cartels/
Date of listing
2025-02-20
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021 Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Drugs
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
President Biden signed a new Executive Order (E.O.) to modernize the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s sanctions authorities used to combat the illicit drug trade. This E.O. will provide the Treasury Department with new tools to tackle changes in the global illicit drug trade that substantially contributed to over 100,000 American overdose deaths i...
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