US Sanctions El Chapo's Sons and Allies in Mazatlán

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced sanctions against key figures and businesses associated with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. This action targets the production and trafficking of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for numerous overdose deaths in the United States.

The sanctions include Víctor Manuel Barraza Pablos, alias “El 40,” who leads the Chapitos' operations in Mazatlán. His network is allegedly involved in drug trafficking, assassinations, kidnapping, extortion, and money laundering. The OFAC also designated several businesses controlled by Sheila Paola Urías, who is accused of laundering money for the cartel.

José Raúl Núñez Ríos, known as “El Lic,” is another key figure in the Chapitos' network, managing a web of front companies to launder drug money. His operations span real estate, hospitality, and construction sectors in Mazatlán and other areas of Sinaloa. Other individuals involved include Genaro Aarón Pérez Avendaño (El Chamaco), José de Jesús Monzón Velázquez (El Piolín), Carlos Gabriel Reynoso García (El Pollo), Jorge Arturo González Sarmiento (El Crema), and Rogelio Reynoso García (El Gato).

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The Chapitos are a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera.

Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid that is a major contributor to overdose deaths in the United States.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is a part of the US Treasury Department that administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions.

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