On Mar. 31, 2025, as part of its responsibilities in administering the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert urging financial institutions to be vigilant in identifying and reporting transactions potentially related to the cross-border smuggling of bulk cash from the United States into Mexico, and the repatriation of bulk cash into the U.S. and Mexican financial systems by Mexico-based drug cartels and other transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).
FinCEN Warns US Financial Institutions of Bulk Cash Smuggling Risks from Mexico-Based Cartels
