Targeting Cartel Revenue Streams

As POTUS has made clear, Treasury will use all tools to protect our nation from violent cartels looking to reign terror on innocent Americans. Treasury will continue to target the diverse revenue streams that cartels rely on to sustain their operations, which include trafficking fentanyl and illegal aliens into the United States.

Secretary Bessent

Today, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned six targets involved in a money laundering and cash smuggling enterprise operated by terrorist Cartel del Noreste, which exerts significant influence along the U.S.-Mexico border near Laredo, Texas, the busiest land…

— Treasury Department (@USTreasury) April 14, 2026

… port of entry on the southern border. Today’s action targets three individuals and two Cartel del Noreste-affiliated casinos, one of which is located just two miles from the U.S. border.