US Treasury sanctions 8 Mexican individuals and 12 companies linked to the Sinaloa Cartel’s “Los Chapitos” for supplying chemicals and support for illicit fentanyl production and trafficking

The action specifically targets Sumilab, a chemical company based in Culiacán, along with affiliated businesses operated by the Favela Lopez family, which supplied precursor chemicals to the Sinaloa Cartel’s Los Chapitos faction. It also designates Martha Emilia Conde Uraga, a chemical broker, and her associated companies for facilitating the procurement and distribution of these illicit substances despite prior sanctions…