Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury has blacklisted an alleged human trafficking organization it says smuggles migrants into the United States from four continents via yachts, marinas, hotels and hostels, amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration.
The sanctions were announced Thursday and accused Vikrant Bhardwaj, a 39-year-old dual Mexican-Indian businessman, of being the mastermind of the alleged operation.
According to his website, Bhardwaj is the founder of VNV Group, a Cancun-based multinational conglomerate involved in yachting, real estate, logistics and hospitality.
The Treasury sanctioned what it called the Bhardwaj Human Smuggling Organization, including Bhardwaj; his wife, Indu Rani, who turned 38 on Tuesday; Mexican nationals Jose German Valadez Flores, 47, and Jorge Alejandro Mendoza Villegas, 46; and 16 companies, some of which are named as divisions of VNV Group on the VNV Foundation website.
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