April 21 (UPI) -- The State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 75 people with close ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, as the Trump administration tightens its aggressive anti-drug-smuggling crackdown.
The individuals barred from entry to the United States on Monday weren't identified by the State Department, which said they were either family members or close personal or business associates of Sinaloa Cartel members who have been sanctioned under Executive Order 14059, Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade.
More than 325 people have been sanctioned under the Biden-era executive order, including several members of the Sinaloa Cartel, according to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
"Today's actions underscore the Trump administration's commitment to protecting the American people from the Sinaloa Cartel, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
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