OFAC sanctions Sinaloa cartel and Cambodia scam-centre network
→Banks must block listed Sinaloa, Kok An and Cambodia scam-centre SDNs
Change
US OFAC designated Sinaloa cartel members and Kok An's Cambodia scam-compound network as SDNs, issuing Cyber GL2 for Anco Water Supply on 23 April 2026.
Why it matters
All property of designated persons within US jurisdiction is blocked and must be reported. US persons are barred from transactions with the designees on a strict-liability basis. Cyber GL2 authorises specified limited dealings with Anco Water Supply only.
Implications
- → Sanctions screening teams must ingest the new names, aliases, identifiers, and linked entities into screening systems immediately — missed matches risk regulatory breaches.
- → Banks and payments teams must block or reject transactions involving listed parties, including linked Cambodian and Mexico-based entities — failures risk OFAC enforcement.
- → Trade finance, treasury, and compliance teams must suspend dealings involving the designated networks — ongoing transactions risk civil and criminal penalties.
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