Mexico Freezes Bank Accounts of Cartel-Linked Ex-Officials Investigated by US

The Mexican president is expecting to meet with U.S. homeland security and drug prevention officials this week.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announces retaliatory tariffs against the United States during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 4, 2025. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images

Mexico has frozen bank accounts of former officials accused by the United States of being linked to the powerful Sinaloa cartel, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a press conference May 18.

The move was a preventative measure, Sheinbaum said, while announcing she was preparing for a visit later this week with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Sara Carter.