Today, Treasury is taking action to target two high-ranking members of Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste (CDN) for engaging in drug and arms trafficking, as well as violence against U.S. and Mexican authorities. According to a press release, Treasury is sanctioning Miguel Angel de Anda Ledezma (De Anda) is a high-ranking member of CDN. De Anda oversees the procurement of guns and ammunition for CDN, including weapons that have been used in terrorist activity.
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two high-ranking members of the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste (CDN), formerly known as Los Zetas. CDN, one of the most violent drug trafficking organizations in Mexico and a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), exerts significant influence over the border region, especially
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