OFAC sanctions 46 targets linked to Sinaloa Cartel
The US Treasury sanctioned 46 individuals and entities linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, targeting alleged trafficking networks, money launderers, facilitators and businesses operating largely in Mexico.
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2026 — The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on 21 individuals and 25 entities linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, including figures associated with the Los Mayos faction.
Among those designated was Ismael Zambada Sicairos, also known as "Mayito Flaco," who Treasury identified as a senior Sinaloa Cartel figure. The action also targeted alleged cartel cell leaders, money launderers, facilitators and businesses connected to the organization.
Treasury said the sanctions focused in part on the Los Mayos faction and its control of trafficking routes near the US-Mexico border, including operations in Mexico's Baja California state.
The designations were imposed under US authorities targeting illicit drug trafficking and terrorism and its supporters.
OFAC also amended existing Specially Designated Nationals List entries for Sinaloa Cartel-linked individuals Alfonso Arzate Garcia and Rene Arzate Garcia, adding counterterrorism-related sanctions authorities and secondary sanctions risk.
As a result of the action, property and interests in property of the sanctioned parties subject to US jurisdiction are generally blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from transactions involving them unless authorized by OFAC.
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