SINALOA CARTEL
Sanctioned entityMexico. Named in 5 sanctions listings.
Summary
(also SINALOA CARTEL)
Factions include: Cártel de Sinaloa-Mayo Zambada (also known as Sinaloa Cartel-Mayo Zambada; CDS-MZ; La Mayiza; Los del Mayo; Los Mayitos), and Cártel de Sinaloa-Menores (also known as CDS-Menores, Sinaloa Cartel-Minors, Los Chapitos, Los Chapiza). Cártel de Sinaloa is one of the oldest criminal organizations in Mexico, and one of the most violent and prolific drug trafficking organizations in the world. Based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, Cártel de Sinaloa operates in at least 47 countries around the world, including Canada. The cartel uses coercion, bribery, intimidation, and violence to expand its territory and establish political control in its areas of operation. Cártel de Sinaloa has links to multiple known terrorist entities, including the National Liberation Army (ELN), the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and Iran-backed Hezbollah. In March 2024, Cártel de Sinaloa, through one of its factions, took 66 people including 18 children, hostage in Mexico’s Culiacán municipality as retribution. As of 2021, Cártel de Sinaloa has used drones for deadly aerial attacks in Northern Mexico and surrounding areas.
Sanctions and listings5
- Listed
- 27 Jul 2012
- Effective
- 15 Apr 2009
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
US Immigration and Nationality Act Section 219
U.S. Department of StateUS Department of State Foreign Terrorist OrganizationsUnited States
Programme US-FTO219state.govcongress.govcongress.gov
Canada Counter-Terrorism (Criminal Code) Sanctions Regime
Public Safety CanadaCanadian Listed Terrorist EntitiesCanada
Programme CA-UNSC1373publicsafety.gc.calaws-lois.justice.gc.ca
- Listed
- 15 Apr 2009
Counter Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions - ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
SDNTK, FTO, block, ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059 and SDGT
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
INA
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
Executive Order 14059 (Illicit Drugs)
Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism)
Programme US-NARCOReference 11440treasury.govofac.treasury.gov
- Listed
- 21 Feb 2025
- Effective
- 15 Apr 2009
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
Connections50
Owns2
All 2 markedSanctionedDebarredExport controlled- Share not statedOwned or Controlled ByMexico
- Share not statedOwned or Controlled ByMexico
Owned by3
All 3 markedSanctionedDebarredExport controlled- Share not statedOwns, controls, or operatesMexico
- Share not statedOwns, controls, or operatesMexico
- Share not statedOwns, controls, or operatesMexico
Other links45
All 45 markedSanctioned- PersonJuan Jose PONCE FELIXWantedCrimeDebarredExport controlledRepresented by"Acting for or on behalf of"Born 30 Jun 1982Mexico
- Represented by"Acting for or on behalf of"Born 13 Dec 1986MexicoEl Salvador
- PersonHilda Araceli BROWN DE JAIMESDebarredExport controlledRepresented by"Acting for or on behalf of"Born 2 Oct 1970Mexico
- Represented by"Acting for or on behalf of"Born 24 Oct 1988Mexico
- PersonMario Alberto Herrera SanchezDebarredExport controlledRepresented by"Acting for or on behalf of"Born 2 Apr 1981Mexico
- PersonRamiro Baltazar Felix HerasExport controlledRepresented by"Acting for or on behalf of"Born 28 Oct 1989Mexico
Other names13
Also known as11
Weak aliases2
Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.
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