UNITED STATES.- The United States imposed this Thursday sanctions on five Mexicans already two related companies to the criminal organization La Líneawhich operates on the border of Chihuahua and is linked to the 2019 ambush in which nine Americans died.
According to the US Department of the Treasury, those sanctioned belong to this “violent drug trafficking organization that smuggles fentanyl and other synthetic drugs,” which was born as the armed wing of a Mexican drug cartel.
The sanctions seek to stop a major source of fentanyl coming to the United States, a powerful synthetic opioid that is the most lethal drug in this country today.
The action was coordinated with the United States Anti-Drug Agency (DEA), the Government of Mexico and the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF).
Who is the criminal group La Línea?
The Line began as armed wing of the Juárez Cartel with the purpose of helping the second to defend its border territories in Ciudad Juárez and its surroundings.
Currently, The Line “operates in Ciudad Juárezwhere you have access to drug trafficking routes and human trafficking through the border between the United States and Mexico“, indicated the Treasury Department.
The “associates” of La Línea are also involved in human trafficking throughout the United States. In November 2019, La Línea members murdered nine US citizens, including six children, in the Mexican state of Sonora, the statement added.
Additionally, La Línea and the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) have been working together since September 2023, with the latter being the source of supply of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl for La Línea.
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