Supply Chain Risk: How Legitimate Trade Can Hide Narco-Terrorism
The Hidden Front in Narco-Teerrorism Cartels have consistently been resourceful. Recently, however,...
A Mission That Didn’t Stop: Inside the Sinaloa Cartel Arrest During the Government Shutdown
The October 2025 arrest of a Sinaloa Cartel facilitator in Monterrey during the U.S. government...
Material Support and the Anti-Terrorism Act: What Counts and Who’s Liable?
A Broad Definition with Global Reach Under U.S. law, the phrase “material support to terrorism” is...
How Cartels Exploit Bulk Cash Smuggling and Repatriation to Move Illicit Funds
On the highways south of the Rio Grande, armored trucks carry more than legitimate payrolls. In...
Barrio 18: FTO Designation and Why Network Risk Mapping Is Now Essential
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of State formally designated the 18th Street gang as...
Crude Crimes: How Cartels Turn Oil Theft into Billions
In 2025, FinCEN warned that fuel theft has overtaken many traditional rackets as the cartels’ most...
What We Know About Drug Cartels Designated as Terrorist Organizations by the U.S.
In recent years the U.S. government has increasingly treated certain powerful Latin American...
FTO Designation: What Banks Can and Cannot Do
Top global law firm, Skadden, warns that knowingly facilitating a transaction on behalf of a...
Meet the Eight: Who Were Designated and What Do They Control?
In March 2025, OFAC issued an alert confirming that eight criminal organizations had been...
