Correction: Mexico-Drug Trafficking story
MEXICO CITY — In a story Aug. 9 about 22 people sanctioned for alleged drug ties, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. Treasury Department sanctions involving Raul Flores Hernandez were the largest ever of a drug trafficking organization under the Kingpin Act. The Treasury Department says they were the largest ever against a designated Mexican drug cartel.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Mexico soccer star Marquez among 22 sanctioned for drug ties
The U.S. Treasury Department says Mexican soccer icon Rafael Marquez Alvarez and well-known norteno band leader Julion Alvarez are among 22 people sanctioned for alleged ties to a drug trafficking organization