Overview

• OFAC designated seven people and 15 companies tied to the Cártel de Sinaloa’s Los Mayos, naming federal deputy and ex-Rosarito mayor Hilda Araceli Brown Figueredo.
• Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit implemented administrative account blockings the same day, calling them preventive measures that can lead to referrals to the FGR.
• U.S. authorities allege Brown and intermediaries collected extortion payments, managed operations, and secured protection for the Arzate brothers’ activities during her mayoral term.
• Hilda Brown publicly denied the accusations, said she has received no official notice, and asserted that her bank accounts remain active and her cross-border travel continues.
• U.S. officials framed the action as targeting financial channels that fuel synthetic-drug trafficking through northern Baja California, including Rosarito-based businesses allegedly used to launder millions.