On October 22nd, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Mexican national Edgardo Leyva Escandon, five members of his financial network, and one Mexico-based company as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers. Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, the designation freezes any assets that the designees may have under U.S. jurisdiction, and prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with the designees. Treasury Department Press Release.
Treasury designates Mexican nationals as narcotics kingpins
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