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Mexico Seeks U.S. Evidence After Treasury Sanctions Morena Deputy Over Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Ties

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico lacked grounds to freeze accounts, with any criminal inquiry contingent on evidence from the United States.

Overview

  • The U.S. Treasury used an antiterror statute to designate Deputy Hilda Araceli Brown and froze assets tied to 22 people and entities linked to the Cártel de Sinaloa.
  • Mexico’s financial intelligence unit said it was notified weeks earlier but found insufficient proof to order domestic account freezes.
  • Sheinbaum stated the national prosecutor’s office would open a case only if U.S. authorities deliver supporting evidence.
  • Morena leader Luisa María Alcalde said any probe must rely on formal elements presented to the Fiscalía General de la República, not media reports.
  • Movimiento Ciudadano filed a political-impeachment complaint in the Chamber of Deputies, while Brown rejected the U.S. accusations.