YouTube Removes Mexican Rapper's Account After U.S. Sanctions Him Over Links to Cartel del Noreste U.S. authorities said the cartel launders money through El Makabelico's concerts and public ...

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on assets of four individuals whom it linked to Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste, including the popular hip-hop artist El Makabelico ...

The Trump administration sanctioned Mexican artist El Makabelico for allegedly laundering cartel money, amid broader visa crackdowns on musicians tied to narco-themed genres and cartel-linked ...

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on four individuals linked to Mexico's Cartel del Noreste, including hip-hop artist El Makabelico. The sanctions aim to counteract drug trafficking ...

The United States has blacklisted three high-ranking members and an associated rapper of the notorious Cartel del Noreste, as the Trump administration targets drug trafficking organizations amid ...

El Makabelico was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury under Trump for allegedly laundering drug cartel money through his rap career and streaming royalties.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned three high-ranking members and one prominent associate of the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste, formerly known as Los Zetas.

Members of a Mexican drug cartel known to traffic fentanyl and humans across the U.S.-Mexico border have been targeted, officials said.

Rapper Ricardo Hernandez Medrano — who goes by the stage names El Makabelico and Comando Exclusivo — was hit with sanctions as an associate of the cartel after having forked over 50% of his ...

The Trump administration said Wednesday it was sanctioning Mexican musician Ricardo Hernández, known as “El Makabelico,” over allegations that the artist was laundering money for a drug cartel.

The U.S. Treasury Department accused Hernández, a musician they refer to as a “narco-rapper,” of being associated with the Cartel del Noreste, CDN, an evolution of the former Zetas Cartel.