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06 December 2023 Security News

Readout from CISA's 2023 Fourth Quarter Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Meeting CISA 06 Dec 2023 -- Yesterday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its fourth and final 2023 quarterly Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) meeting.

The United States Disrupts Beltran Leyva Organization's Drug Trafficking Through Sanctions US Dept. of State 06 Dec 2023 -- In close coordination with the Government of Mexico and pursuant to President Biden's National Drug Control Strategy , today the United States Government designated fifteen Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities linked to the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO).
Secretary Yellen Announces Treasury Sanctions Against New Generation of Violent Drug Trafficking Beltrán Leyva Organization US Treasury 06 Dec 2023 -- Today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced during her travel to Mexico that the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned 15 Mexican individuals— several of whom are U.S. fugitives—and two Mexico-based companies linked, directly or indirectly, to the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO). The BLO continues to be one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world and is heavily involved in the transportation and distribution of deadly drugs, including fentanyl, to the United States.
Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on New Treasury Actions to Counter Illicit Financing Tied to Fentanyl in Mexico City, Mexico US Treasury 06 Dec 2023

Sixty Foreign Nationals Charged with International Drug Trafficking US Dept. of Justice 06 Dec 2023 -- Eight indictments were unsealed in the District of Columbia, Southern District of California, Central District of California, and Northern District of Illinois charging 60 Mexican and foreign nationals with international heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana trafficking.

Annual conference of drug control networks: from drug design and AI to online gaming platforms as new drug marketplaces Council of Europe 06 Dec 2023 -- The Council of Europe's drug policy network (the Pompidou Group) is hosting the first Annual Conference of Drug Control Networks. Some 170 experts from 40 countries, five international organisations, academia and the private sector are attending the conference from 6-8 December.

Suburban Chicago Man Admits Trafficking Fentanyl and Attempting to Support ISIS US Dept. of Justice 06 Dec 2023 -- A suburban Chicago man admitted in federal court today that he trafficked fentanyl and other drugs and attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS.

Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money Transmitting US Dept. of Justice 06 Dec 2023 -- Bitzlato Ltd. Processed More Than $700M Worth of Illicit Funds and Was Primary Counterparty of Notorious Drug Bazaar Hydra Market; Advertised Lax Identification Procedures

Support for West African states in their fight against terrorism Germany - Federal Government 06 Dec 2023 -- On Wednesday the Federal Cabinet agreed on a training mission for police forces in West African states as part of an EU Mission. The goal of the mission is to help security forces in Benin, Togo, Ghana and the Ivory Coast to combat terrorism. Questions and answers about the deployment.

China restarts COVID-19 testing in hospitals, airports Radio Free Asia 06 Dec 2023 -- Authorities in China have started testing people for COVID-19 again in hospitals and transportation hubs as a wave of respiratory disease tears through the country, according to local residents and government directives.

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