美财政部制裁东北卡特尔金融网络 4人11家实体涉赛马卡车建筑能源
美国财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）10月13日宣布，制裁与墨西哥贩毒集团东北卡特尔（Cártel del Noreste，简称CDN）有关联的4名个人和11家实体，被制裁企业分布在赛马、建筑、卡车运输和能源等行业。财政部表示，这是迄今针对该卡特尔金融网络规模最大的一次行动。
财政部长斯科特·贝森特（Scott Bessent）说：“这是迄今针对东北卡特尔金融机器规模最大的一次行动，特朗普政府将继续动用一切可用工具打击卡特尔恐怖分子。”
据财政部公布的名单，被制裁个人包括巴勃罗·塞萨尔·瓜哈尔多·阿尔瓦雷斯（Pablo Cesar Guajardo Alvarez，别名“Takia”）、加马利尔·加尔萨·加西亚（Gamaliel Garza Garcia）父子及一名家庭成员；被制裁实体包括瓜哈尔多经营的拉莫利恩达赛马俱乐部（Club Hípico La Molienda）等。财政部称，一辆登记在被制裁的塔梅克斯（Tamex）卡车公司名下的卡车2024年10月从墨西哥入境美国时在德州拉雷多被查获，刹车鼓内藏有52公斤可卡因。
财政部此次特别点出赛马洗钱手法。2008年至2012年间，东北卡特尔前身“泽塔斯”（Los Zetas）的关联人员通过前台公司在美国四分之一英里赛马上下注逾1600万美元、清洗逾2200万美元毒品资金，美方当时扣押455匹赛马，多名涉案人员被定罪。财政部指，瓜哈尔多目前仍在墨西哥延续这一手法。
东北卡特尔总部位于墨西哥塔毛利帕斯州新拉雷多，与洛斯泽塔斯同源，被美方指涉及芬太尼、冰毒、海洛因、大麻与可卡因贩运，以及人口走私和勒索。2025年2月，国务院将其认定为外国恐怖组织（FTO）和特别认定全球恐怖分子（SDGT）。财政部表示，本次制裁依据包括第14059号行政令和经修订的第13224号行政令；被制裁者在美国境内或由美国人控制的全部资产将被冻结，美国人一般不得与其交易。（据美国财政部公告及路透社报道）
Treasury Sanctions Northeast Cartel Financial Network in Largest Action to Date, Targeting Racing, Trucking, Construction and Energy Firms
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on October 13 sanctioned four individuals and 11 entities linked to Mexico's Northeast Cartel (Cártel del Noreste, or CDN), with the sanctioned businesses spanning horse racing, construction, trucking and energy. Treasury said it was the largest action to date against the cartel's financial network.
“This is the largest action to date against CDN's financial machinery, and the Trump Administration will continue to use every tool at our disposal against cartel terrorists,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Those sanctioned include Pablo Cesar Guajardo Alvarez, also known as “Takia,” Gamaliel Garza Garcia, his son and another family member, according to Treasury's list. Sanctioned entities include Guajardo's horse-racing venue, Club Hípico La Molienda. Treasury said a truck registered to the sanctioned Tamex trucking company was seized in Laredo, Texas, in October 2024 as it entered the United States from Mexico, with 52 kilograms of cocaine concealed inside a brake drum.
Treasury highlighted the cartel's use of horse racing to launder money. Between 2008 and 2012, associates of Los Zetas, CDN's predecessor, spent more than $16 million on U.S. quarter horse racing through front companies and laundered more than $22 million in drug proceeds; U.S. authorities seized 455 horses and several participants were convicted. Treasury said Guajardo is continuing the practice in Mexico.
CDN is headquartered in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and shares its origins with Los Zetas. U.S. officials link it to trafficking in fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and cocaine, as well as human smuggling and extortion. In February 2025, the State Department designated CDN as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Treasury said the designations were made under Executive Order 14059 and Executive Order 13224, as amended; all property of those sanctioned that is in the United States or controlled by U.S. persons is blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from transacting with them. (Based on the U.S. Treasury Department announcement and Reuters reporting)
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