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U.S. Designates Cártel de los Soles as Foreign Terrorist Organization

The sanctions will immobilize the cartel’s U.S. assets to intensify economic pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s regime.

Nicolás Maduro ya había sido acusado en 2020 de mantener vínculos con el narcotráfico. (Foto AP/Ariana Cubillos)
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Overview

  • The designation on July 25 activates OFAC sanctions that freeze all assets of the Cártel de los Soles under U.S. jurisdiction and ban transactions with U.S. persons.
  • U.S. officials assert that the cartel, administered by President Nicolás Maduro and senior regime figures, provides material support to the Tren de Aragua and Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.
  • The move follows long-standing Republican calls and builds on Justice Department indictments that accused Maduro of leading a narcoterror network trafficking cocaine and facilitating violence.
  • Caracas denounced the listing as interventionist, with Foreign Minister Yvan Gil rejecting U.S. claims and labeling the Tren de Aragua a ‘media fiction.’
  • U.S. agencies are now preparing enforcement actions to seize blocked assets and investigate money laundering, human trafficking, and other crimes linked to the cartel.