Mexican Banks' Opioid Cash Crackdown Gets 45-Day Extension
Published Date: 7/11/2025
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Summary
FinCEN is extending restrictions on money transfers involving three Mexican financial institutions—CIBanco, Intercam, and Vector—because they’re linked to illegal opioid trafficking. The new deadline to keep these special rules in place is now September 4, 2025. This means certain fund transfers with these banks remain blocked for 45 more days to help fight money laundering.
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45-Day Extension of Fund Blocks
If you send or receive money involving CIBanco S.A., Intercam Banco S.A., or Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V., certain transmittals of funds remain prohibited for 45 more days. The special measures are extended through September 4, 2025 to continue blocking those transfers as part of efforts to combat money laundering tied to illicit opioid trafficking.
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