Overview

• OFAC named a network centered on Culiacán-based Sumilab S.A. de C.V., which Treasury says shipped fentanyl precursor chemicals to the Sinaloa Cartel’s Los Chapitos faction.
• Treasury identified siblings Víctor Andrés, Francisco, Jorge Luis and Gabriela Favela López and partners as operators of Sumilab and related firms Agrolaren, Viand, Favelab, Fagalab, Qui Lab and Storelab.
• Officials say the Favela López network tried to evade 2023 sanctions by removing signage, altering corporate filings and installing front persons, including César Elías López Araujo, linked to Macerlab.
• Longtime broker Martha Emilia Conde Uraga, known as Martita, was designated along with her companies Viosma, Prolimph, Proveedora de Servicios de Salud Mental del Pacífico and Roco del Pacífico Inmobiliaria for alleged fraudulent invoicing and warehouse-based supply operations.
• The action blocks property in the United States and U.S. dealings with the designees, applies the 50 percent ownership rule, and stems from investigations involving CBP’s National Targeting Center, the FBI, DEA and HSI with coordination noted with Mexican authorities.