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US Justice Department sanctioned five people and a Bitcoin address tied to Sinaloa Cartel

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Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage A division of the US Treasury Department known as the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has taken action against five individuals. The people in question include citizens of Guatemala and the People’s Republic of China. OFAC decided to sanction the five, as well as two companies based in China, and even a Bitcoin wallet address supposedly belonging to one of the individuals. The OFAC made a move because all of the sanctioned entities supposedly played some role in supplying drug cartels with various ingredients used for opioid creation. Treasury's OFAC just added another BTC address to its sanctions list, coinciding with a DOJ announcement of action against the Sinaloa Cartel https://t.co/5Dtx1KC2cU — @nikhileshde@journa.host (@nikhileshde) April 14, 2023 How did the operation work and who was involved? The Office revealed the names of the sanctioned individuals a...