EL CHAPO’S ruthless cartel used a hacker to break into Mexico City’s CCTV system and track down FBI informants — before having them killed. A shocking new US Justice Department report reveals… ...

US sanctions Mexican banks, alleging connections to cartel money laundering. Mexican Finance Ministry says it has not received evidence to support claims against CIBanco, Intercam and Vector banks.

The federal government has adopted a new strategy against drug trafficking, charging Sinaloa cartel leaders with terrorism, which marks a shift in handling narco-terrorism.

The U.S. Treasury accused the firms of supporting money laundering and cartel imports of chemicals. Mexico said the transfers didn’t prove wrongdoing.

According to the Treasury orders, CIBanco helped facilitate money laundering for a number of cartels, including the Jalisco New Generation, Beltran Leyva and Gulf.

US blocks money transfers by 3 Mexico-based financial institutions accused of aiding cartels The Treasury orders said CIBanco and Intercam had each facilitated transfers to two U.S. financial ...

By MEGAN JANETSKY. MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department slapped sanctions Wednesday on three Mexico-based financial institutions it said were used to launder millions of dollars for ...