Regulatory Alerts2026-06-30 | FIN-2026-Alert003Added
FinCEN Supplemental Alert on Fuel Smuggling and Tax Evasion Schemes on the Southern Border Associated with Mexico-Based Cartels (FIN-2026-Alert003)
Financial institutions are advised to be vigilant in detecting, identifying, and reporting suspicious activity connected to fuel smuggling and tax evasion schemes involving the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, and other Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations. The alert requests that institutions reference this supplemental Alert in Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) field 2 and the narrative by including the key term “FIN-2026-FISCALFUELTHEFT.” It provides an overview of methodologies and financial typologies associated with fiscal fuel theft operations on the southern border and highlights red flag indicators. The document reminds financial institutions of their reporting requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act.