US Treasury Sanctions Jalisco New Generation Cartel Fuel Theft Network With New Designations and Bank Alert

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Monday sanctioned two Mexican nationals and nine companies for facilitating a CJNG-linked fuel theft scheme that evades Mexican import taxes and generates tens of millions of dollars annually for the cartel, while FinCEN issued a supplemental alert flagging red flags of southbound fuel smuggling to financial institutions 123. Treasury named Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva, described as an accountant who creates shell companies and falsifies customs documents for CJNG, as generating tens of millions of dollars annually through the scheme and identified six Mexican companies and one UK-based firm he owns 2. OFAC separately designated J. Refugio Ruiz Villagomez along with Jomadi Logistics & Cargo and Ahavat Logistics Solution for smuggling fuel without permits and transacting tens of millions of dollars with CJNG-linked parties 2. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the action targets cartels' expansion beyond drug trafficking into other revenue streams 14, and the DEA has assessed CJNG's presence in 21 of Mexico's 32 states, ahead of the Sinaloa Cartel's 19 14.