State Dept.: U.S. Sanctions High-Ranking Cartel del Noreste Members
May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. State Department, via spokesperson Tammy Bruce, announced sanctions against Miguel Angel de Anda Ledezma and Ricardo Gonzalez Sauceda, high-ranking members of Mexico's Cartel del Noreste (CDN). This violent organization, formerly Los Zetas, is involved in drug trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, and migrant smuggling. The sanctioned individuals contributed to CDN's drug and arms trafficking and violent acts, including a 2022 attack on the U.S. Consulate i . . .