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Drug trafficking, money laundering in the United States
The influence of Mexican cartels on America’s streets is an increasingly important issue for American law enforcement officers and leaders. From the distribution of drugs to the perpetration of violence, these cartels are impacting the safety of communities across the United States.
In April 2023 the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported that a two-year investigation by the FBI and DEA resulted in the indictment of 12 Sinaloa Cartel members implicated in laundering over $16 million. Investigators also rescued two victims of an extortion plot orchestrated by the cartel. The cartel activities and subsequent investigation occurred in several locations across the United States, including Chicago, Omaha, Boston, New York City, Baltimore, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and San Diego.
According to the press release, the FBI began an investigation in the fall of 2020 after uncovering a complex money laundering organization allegedly headed by Enrique Daan Esparragoza Rosas from Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The indictment detailed that Esparragoza’s organization had established a network of shell companies based in Wyoming to launder millions of dollars for the Sinaloa Cartel. This intricate financial network was established and managed by Luis Ramirez, a U.S. citizen living in Mesa, Arizona.
Cartel activities are not confined to the southern border states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Even small towns in the least populated states are impacted. In 2019, a major multi-agency investigation was launched into a drug-trafficking network that connected Montana residents to members of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel. The investigation resulted in the conviction of 22 individuals on federal charges. The organization trafficked approximately 2,043 pounds of methamphetamine, 722,000 fentanyl-laced pills and heroin to Butte County, Montana for distribution.
https://www.police1.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/the-impact-of-mexican-cartels-on-us-law-enforcement-understanding-the-threat-XBBgXMLhRYiWuFzA/