U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cartel-Connected Drug, Migrant Smuggling Organization in Cancun

Breitbart ^ | 11/01/2025 | Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury outed and sanctioned a human smuggling organization based in Cancun that focused on moving the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and South America. The organization used yachts to move thousands of migrants into Mexico, from where it would work with other groups to get them to California.

In a recent action, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was targeting Vikrant Bhardwaj, a dual Mexican-Indian national, and the Cancun-based organization bearing his name. Treasury officials claim that Bhardwaj worked with various criminal organizations to move thousands of migrants through Mexico into the United States, as well as moving drugs and laundering money. While the U.S. Treasury did not mention a specific cartel, law enforcement sources revealed to Breitbart Texas that Bhardwaj worked primarily with the Sinaloa Cartel. U.S. authorities claim that Bhardwaj owns several marinas in Mexico and is the CEO of several companies in Mexico, India, and the United Arab Emirates, some of which were used to launder illicit proceeds.

Treasury officials also sanctioned Jose German Valadez Flores, a Mexican businessman and alleged drug trafficker who worked closely with Bhardwaj and was in charge of bringing migrants into Cancun by bribing corrupt Mexican law enforcement officials.

U.S. authorities also sanctioned Jorge Alejandro Mendoza Villegas, who they identify as a former police officer in the state of Quintana Roo. Authorities claim that through Mendoza, the Bhardwaj organization had access to the airport in Cancun to smuggle migrants and drugs.

U.S. Treasury also sanctioned Bhardwaj’s wife, Indu Rani, also a dual Mexican Indian national, who played an alleged role in helping launder money and is listed as a shareholder in several of his companies.

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[ClearCase_guy]

All of the Liberals who get so worked up over “slavery reparations” don’t seem to care at all about the current day buying and selling of humans. It’s meh.

[DesertRhino]

Funny how they never get around to sanctioning the banks which he certainly used. Blowing up motorboats and sanctioning one guy here and there is fun...but I’ll know they are actually serious about drugs and human trafficking when a large bank and HIAS gets seized and the Epstein files are 100% released...no redactions.