The Department of the Treasury today imposed sanctions on five Mexican individuals associated with the Gulf Cartel, one of Mexico’s most dangerous criminal organizations, for involvement in criminal activities associated with illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, human smuggling, and narcotics trafficking in the Gulf of Mexico.
Under the Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement (SAFE) Act, the United States mobilizes 21 federal agencies and offices led by the Department of State, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Coast Guard in a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to counter IUU fishing and related threats to maritime security around the world through the U.S. Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing.
