FinCEN alerts FIs of the growing risk of cartel-linked oil smuggling across the US-Mexico border, with criminal organisations profiting from stolen crude oil, fueling corruption and violence in Mexico

by | May 1, 2025

The alert issued in collaboration with multiple U.S. law enforcement agencies including the DEA, FBI, and DHS, underscores the growing threat posed by Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations, particularly the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Sinaloa...

US DoS sanctions 7 entities for facilitating illicit trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products, by falsifying documents and hiding shipment origins to evade sanctions and generate revenue

by | Apr 30, 2025

This move is part of the ongoing U.S. strategy to disrupt sanctions evasion networks that enable the Iranian regime to circumvent restrictions and generate revenue for destabilizing activities. The sanctions target entities engaged in the purchase, sale, and transport...