{
  "id": 14819447,
  "title": "US sanctions horse racing network tied to the Northeast Cartel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-sanctions-horse-racing-network-tied-to-the-northeast-cartel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:55:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mexico News Daily",
    "slug": "mexico-news-daily",
    "url": "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/us-sanctions-horse-racing-cartel-del-noreste/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on a horse racing enterprise allegedly controlled by the Cartel del Noreste (CDN), a criminal organization based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four individuals and eleven entities connected to CDN, highlighting the cartel's diverse commercial footprint, which includes quarter horse racing, construction, trucking, and the oil and gas sector. The Texas-based organization has a history of money laundering through the American Quarter Horse racing industry, with funds used to support operations between 2008 and 2012.\n\nAmong the sanctioned individuals are Gamaliel Garza García, a Mexico-based businessman, horse racing enthusiast, and associate of CDN; Garza García's son, Gamaliel Garza Elias; Pablo César Guajardo Álvarez, a current CDN plaza boss of Nuevo Laredo and former leader of CDN’s sicarios; and Francisco Javier Inzunza Partida, a dispatcher for Tamex, a Tamaulipas-based trucking company involved in narcotic smuggling into the U.S. One of the sanctioned entities, Club La Molienda, is a horse racetrack, restaurant, and bar located near Nuevo Laredo, controlled by CDN and generating revenue for the cartel through entrance fees and spectator charges.",
  "summary": "The United States Treasury says the cartel laundered millions through quarter horse racing in the U.S. and still controls Nuevo Laredo’s top racetrack. The post US sanctions horse racing network tied to the Northeast Cartel appeared first on Mexico News Daily",
  "key_points": [
    "U.S. Treasury sanctions 4 individuals and 11 entities tied to Northeast Cartel",
    "Individuals include Gamaliel Garza García, his son, and CDN plaza boss",
    "Club La Molienda, a horse racetrack, is one sanctioned entity"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Targeting these specific commercial interests signals a federal push to dismantle the diverse revenue streams that allow criminal organizations to launder money through legitimate American sporting and industrial sectors.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}