OFAC Sanctions People, Companies With Ties to Mexican Cartel

The Office of Foreign Assets Control on April 6 sanctioned three people and two entities for their association with the sanctioned Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). The designations target Carlos Andres Rivera Varela and Francisco Javier Gudino Haro, two CJNG members who have helped carry out assassinations for the Mexican drug cartel. OFAC also sanctioned travel agent Alejandro Chacon Miranda, who helps book travel for senior CJNG members, and his company Dale Tours. Also sanctioned was Gudio Haro’s company Agricola Costa Alegre S.P.R. de R.L., an agricultural company.