美国财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）周二对与墨西哥犯罪集团东北卡特尔（CDN）关联的商业网络实施制裁，瞄准能源、建筑和赛马行业的前公司。
The US imposed sanctions Tuesday on a commercial network tied to the Mexican criminal group Cartel del Noreste (CDN), targeting front companies across energy, construction, and horse racing industries.
财政部指出，被制裁的四名个人和11家实体与美国指定的外国恐怖组织有关联。
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four individuals and 11 entities linked to the US-designated foreign terrorist organization.
该网络通过美国夸特尔马赛马洗钱毒品所得，同时在墨西哥的市政承包、卡车运输、建筑和燃料市场运营前公司。
The targeted network laundered drug proceeds through American Quarter Horse racing while operating front companies in municipal contracting, trucking, construction, and the fuel market in Mexico.
声明指出，该集团源自洛斯塞塔斯，该前身组织“负责墨西哥历史上一些最致命的大规模伤亡事件”。
It noted that the group evolved from Los Zetas, a predecessor organization "responsible for some of the deadliest mass‑casualty attacks in Mexican history."
官员警告称，该贩毒集团直接位于得克萨斯州拉雷多对面，拉雷多是美国南部边境繁忙的商业口岸，处理近40%的双边贸易，使得其成员能够“渗透地方政府，操控公共合同，并影响地方选举”。
Officials warned that the cartel operates directly across from Laredo, Texas, a busy commercial crossing along the US' southern border handling nearly 40% of bilateral trade, enabling operatives to "infiltrate local governments, steer public contracts, and manipulate regional elections."
财政部长斯科特·贝森特表示：“今天的行动揭露了东北卡特尔利用赛马部门洗钱非法所得并为卡特尔运营提供资金的行为。”他称此举是该部门“迄今为止破坏东北卡特尔金融基础设施的最重要努力”。
"Today’s action exposes Cartel del Noreste’s exploitation of the horse racing sector to launder illicit proceeds and finance cartel operations," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, calling the step the department's "most significant effort to date to disrupt Cartel del Noreste’s financial infrastructure."