“This criminal organization operates complex structures designed to hide the origin and destination of resources from illicit activities. Among the mechanisms identified are the use of companies established to simulate commercial operations, the acquisition of real estate through loan sharks, the management of assets through digital platforms and the international dispersion of funds to reduce financial traceability,” detailed the SHCP.
He highlighted that according to the reports analyzed, this global network that maintains operations in countries such as Canada, the United States, Colombia, Italy and the United Kingdom, has also reported activity in Mexico. In these countries, the existence of related companies, international transfers, asset movements and possible operational links associated with illicit activities of a transnational nature have been detected.
The FIU documented irregular financial flows, triangulation of resources through front companies, and the coordinated use of corporate structures both in Mexico and abroad to facilitate the mobility, concealment, and management of assets. Likewise, operations related to the acquisition of real estate and international transfers were identified that suggest the existence of a financial scheme designed to make it difficult to trace illicit funds.
“These actions strengthen the bilateral cooperation mechanisms with the United States Department of the Treasury, allow progress in the dismantling of financial structures used by criminal organizations and contribute to preventing resources derived from illicit activities from continuing to circulate in the national and international financial system,” the Treasury detailed.
