The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions against four alleged cartel drug lords who have been accused of smuggling fentanyl across the U.S.'s southern border.

The sanctions target four alleged members of the violent Mexican drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM), which has been accused of smuggling drugs and illegal migrants into the United States. 

The sanctions include the cartels' two alleged leaders, Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, who are siblings. Two of their other siblings, Ubaldo Hurtado Olascoaga and Adita Hurtado Olascoaga, were also listed.

“Today’s action underscores our commitment to intensify the pressure on violent drug cartels like LNFM, who continue to traffic deadly fentanyl and other drugs, smuggle illegal aliens over our Southwest border, and attack law enforcement,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. “The Trump Administration will continue to use all available tools to target the cartels and other violent organizations that attempt to exploit our communities and harm Americans.”

The State Department also announced rewards on Tuesday of up to $8 million for information that leads to the arrests of the two cartel leaders. 

The sanctions freeze all properties in the U.S. that are owned by the four siblings, and order financial institutions to report the properties to the Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

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