OFAC targets the Bhardwaj Organization and associated companies linked to migrant smuggling and financial crimes
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on the Bhardwaj Human Smuggling Organization (HSO), a transnational network based in Cancún, Mexico, and 16 related companies in Mexico, India, and the United Arab Emirates. The organization allegedly coordinated the smuggling of thousands of migrants from multiple regions into the U.S. and participated in drug trafficking, bribery, and money laundering.
According to OFAC, the network leaders operated through businesses such as marinas, construction firms, and trading companies to move people and launder profits. The sanctions freeze any U.S.-linked assets and bar transactions with American entities.
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John Hurley said that the action “disrupts this network’s ability to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States. The Trump Administration will continue to target and dismantle terrorist transnational criminal organizations to protect the American people.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Under Secretary Hurley to be led by the Lord as he heads the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
- For Secretary Bessent to be discerning as he manages the Treasury Department and its many agencies.
Sources: Department of the Treasury
