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Know whether your operation touches a designated group before the authorities do.
Since February 2025 the United States designates six cartels as terrorists: paying someone who pays them can become a Department of Justice case. Aleph maps where each group operates, who is on OFAC and which suppliers of yours touch them.
1 · Where each group operates
Designated-group presence, municipality by municipality
Every municipality with each designated cartel’s level of presence, from confirmed to no evidence, and the source behind it. Your legal team decides with its own criteria; we measure and document.
Decide where to open, buy or hire knowing who operates there
Presence by municipality in four levels, each backed by its source
- ConfirmedOfficial designation or several independent sources214 municipalities
- ProbableConflict data and press reports that agree388 municipalities
- PossibleA single source or isolated reports541 municipalities
- No evidenceNo source in the last 24 months1,326 municipalities
Each level is backed by
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2 · Your counterparties
Your suppliers and customers against the lists
Every supplier, customer and contractor screened against the OFAC list and the U.S. and Canadian designations, with an alert when someone is added. Before sending a crew, a site brief: status, streets and hours to avoid.
Stay compliant before the auditor asks
Legal exposure from operating where designated groups are present
- Paying extortion to a group the United States has designated as a terrorist organization may be treated as material support.
- Suppliers and carriers that operate where these groups are present raise compliance risk across the whole chain.
- Aleph documents presence and sources by municipality; your compliance and legal teams make the call.
General information; not legal advice.
3 · Investigation and AML
An assessment your compliance officer can defend
Aleph analysts document groups, extortion and actors with sources, and build the geographic risk assessment your anti-money-laundering framework requires.
A geographic assessment your compliance officer can defend before the auditor
Geographic AML risk by branch: incidents, criminal-group presence and final level, with the source for each data point
| Branch | Incidents | Group presence | Level | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-014Border municipality, north | Confirmed | Enhanced due diligence | ||
| S-022Industrial corridor, Bajío | Confirmed | Enhanced due diligence | ||
| S-031Port municipality, Pacific | Probable | Quarterly monitoring | ||
| S-007Metro area, center | Possible | Quarterly monitoring | ||
| S-045Mid-size city, southeast | No evidence | Standard | ||
| S-003Tourist municipality, south | No evidence | Standard |
Incidents and level on a 1-to-5 scale. Each presence level carries its public source.
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What it does
What it includes
For: Compliance, legal and security at companies headquartered abroad
- Designated groupsWhere each cartel operates, by state and municipality
- OFAC listSanctioned parties with a Mexican address, by municipality
- Suppliers screenedEvery counterparty against OFAC; alert on new additions
- Visit briefSite status, streets and hours to avoid
A multinational headquartered abroad now operates with our map of designated groups across Mexico’s 2,475 municipalities and a brief before every visit.
Compliance project, 2026In your industry
- Banking and insuranceGeographic assessment for AML and correspondents
- Energy and miningContractors and communities that charge fees
- ManufacturingSuppliers in corridors with criminal presence
- Consumer goodsDistributors and carriers paying protection money
- PharmaceuticalPrecursors, distributors and the OFAC list
Getting started
What we need from you
- The list of suppliers and counterparties
- Your sites and the visits you plan
- Your legal team’s criteria
Frequently asked questions
Do you recommend what to do?
We measure and document, with the source behind each classification (designations, public lists, conflict databases and the press). Your legal team makes the decision.
What if my parent company is Canadian?
Canada also listed the Sinaloa, CJNG, Gulf, La Nueva Familia Michoacana and Cárteles Unidos cartels as terrorist entities on February 20, 2025.
How it is priced
Per project or as a monthly fee with analysts; counterparty screening, per list. How to buy
Also useful
Illustrations with sample data.