Gulf Drug Cartel Behind US Illegal Fishing

Gulf Cartel Sanctioned Over Fish Smuggling
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the Gulf cartel uses fishing boats to shift drugs and smuggle migrants.
Gulf Cartel's key players hit with sanctions amid illegal fishing seizures
The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted three lancha crews, seizing 2,200 pounds of illegally caught fish and detaining 19 Mexican fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.
Drug cartel reeling in huge profits with illegal fishing in Gulf of Mexico
The cartel allegedly uses fishing boats to smuggle drugs and migrants — and catch tons of red snapper, a commercially valuable but vulnerable species.
US says a drug cartel is behind the longstanding problem of illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have complained about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it’s clear who is behind the lucrative trade: a Mexican drug cartel
US Treasury sanctions Mexican drug cartel for illegal red snapper fishing
The Treasury Department issued sanctions against a Mexican drug cartel for their role in illegal red snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf Cartel Plaza Leader 'El Borrado' Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury for Illegal Fishing and Drug Trafficking
The cartel "makes millions" in the illicit trade of red snapper and sharks caught in U.S. waters, per official reports.
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