Sanctions taken against Casino Centenario in Nuevo Laredo and Diamante Casino in Tampico
Two casinos in Mexico, Casino Centenario in Nuevo Laredo and Diamante Casino in Tampico, have been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for money laundering breaches said to be operated by a cartel.
In total, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned six targets involved in a money laundering and cash smuggling enterprise operated by Cartel del Noreste (CDN), one of Mexico’s most violent drug trafficking organizations.
OFAC designated Casino Centenario, a Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas-based casino. Operated by the entity Comercializadora y Arrendadora de Mexico, Casino Centenario is utilized by CDN as a stash house for fentanyl pills and cocaine, as well as a vehicle to launder illicit proceeds and integrate them into the legitimate financial system through its gaming operations. CDN also uses the backrooms of Casino Centenario to torture and intimidate alleged enemies of the cartel. Many CDN members also frequent Casino Centenario.
CAMSA also operates Diamante Casino, which has a location in Tampico, Tamaulipas and a gambling website with the same name. Diamante Casino has been sanctioned for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, CAMSA.
CDN is a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) that exerts significant influence along the US-Mexico border near Laredo, Texas, the busiest land port of entry on the southern border. The three individuals designated today play central roles in advancing CDN’s criminal dominance over the Nuevo Laredo plaza in Tamaulipas, Mexico, supporting the cartel’s broader illicit operations, which include fentanyl trafficking, human smuggling, money laundering, and extortion.
“As President Trump has made clear, Treasury will use all tools to protect our nation from violent cartels looking to reign terror on innocent Americans,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “Treasury will continue to target the diverse revenue streams that cartels rely on to sustain their operations, which include trafficking fentanyl and illegal aliens into the United States.”
CDN is primarily based in the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon. For decades, CDN has been involved in the trafficking of narcotics and other illicit drugs, including fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana, and cocaine. CDN is involved in violent criminal activity on both sides of the border, including the kidnapping and killing of individuals that threaten their criminal enterprise on the southern border. With a stronghold in Nuevo Laredo, CDN uses its terror-fueled influence in the region to control drug trafficking and human smuggling routes, bribe politicians and journalists, and extort local businesses and shipments flowing to and from the United States at the busiest inland point of entry for trade in the United States.
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Sanctions taken against Casino Centenario in Nuevo Laredo and Diamante Casino in Tampico Two casinos in Mexico, Casino Centenario in Nuevo Laredo and Diamante Casino in Tampico, have been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for money laundering breaches said to be operated by a cartel. In total, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office…
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