U.S. sanctions Cambodia scam network, Sinaloa-linked supply chain; issues cyber-related water license

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2026 — The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control updated its Specially Designated Nationals List with counterterrorism, counternarcotics and cyber-related designations, including targets in Cambodia, Mexico, Guatemala, India and the United States. OFAC also issued Cyber-related General License No. 2, authorizing certain transactions involving Anco Water Supply Co. Ltd. related to the treatment and distribution of drinking water.

The action includes cyber-related designations targeting Cambodian Senator Kok An and a scam center network accused by Treasury of defrauding Americans, as well as entities linked to Kok An and other Cambodia-based individuals. OFAC listed Anco Water Supply Co. Ltd., Anco Specialized Bank Ltd., Anco Brothers Co. Ltd., Khmer Electrical Power Co. Ltd. and Mekong Potable Water Construction Import Export Co. Ltd., among others, under the CYBER4 sanctions tag.

OFAC separately designated people and companies tied to an alleged global illicit drug supply chain supporting the Sinaloa Cartel, including India- and Latin America-based entities Treasury said provided precursor chemicals. Several targets were listed under Executive Order 14059, with some also carrying terrorism-related secondary sanctions risk because of links to the Sinaloa Cartel.

General License No. 2 authorizes transactions prohibited by the Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations involving Anco Water Supply or entities it owns 50 percent or more of, provided the transactions are ordinarily incident and necessary to the treatment or distribution of drinking water. The license does not authorize transactions involving other blocked persons unless separately authorized.