US Ambassador Says 'Corrupt Officials' in Mexico Are Targets in Crackdown on Network
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The US Ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, stated on Wednesday that 'corrupt officials' are also a 'target' of the US government in its new offensive against a network of nearly fifty leaders and facilitators of the Sinaloa Cartel. Johnson highlighted the sanctions imposed on Tuesday by the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) against Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael Zambada Sicairos, also known as 'Mayito Flaco,' along with a network of 21 individuals and 25 entities. According to the ambassador, the nearly 50 targets 'demonstrate what it means to go after the entire network.' 'Not just against the leaders, but also against traffickers, money launderers, front companies, and corrupt officials—everyone who keeps these terrorist organizations operating is a target,' he emphasized in a message on X. Johnson added that US authorities are 'hitting' the network 'where it hurts the most: their money.' He also noted that the US offers rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Alfonso Arzate García, alias 'Aquiles'; René Arzate García, alias 'La Rana'; or Juan José Ponce Félix, alias 'El Ruso.' 'Those who lead these networks, profit from them, or facilitate their operations have nowhere to hide,' the diplomat concluded.
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