Who are the relatives of Luftar Hysa, accused by the US of money laundering for the Sinaloa Cartel?

2025-11-13 20:23:00, Aktualitet CNA

Who are the relatives of Luftar Hysa, accused by the US of money laundering for

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, in coordination with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Mexican government, announced today, November 13, a broad action against the Organized Crime Group, led by members of the Luftar Hysa family.

The US government explained that this criminal network allegedly used gambling dens, restaurants and businesses in Mexico to launder drug trafficking proceeds, mainly for the Sinaloa Cartel.

As reported in foreign media, the Hysa Organized Crime Group is believed to operate with the consent of the Sinaloa Cartel, which maintains criminal control over most of the territory where the group carries out its activities. The group is led by Luftar, Arben, Ramiz, Fatos and Fabjon Hysa, with operations extending into Mexico, Canada and Europe.

“Luftari, Fatosi, Arbeni and Fabjoni have collaborated closely with a U.S. citizen to launder money, including moving large sums of money from Mexico to the United States, where the U.S. person’s company was used to launder the funds. Arbeni owns or manages several companies used by HOCG in Mexico. He has also been involved in smuggling large amounts of money into the United States for money laundering purposes, as well as in using gambling establishments and luxury restaurants in Mexico to launder drug money. Fatosi, along with Luftari, Arbeni and Fabjoni, was involved in smuggling large amounts of money into the United States for money laundering purposes. Fatosi and Fabjoni were also involved in using an entity based in Europe to enrich themselves by laundering illicit funds belonging to suspected drug traffickers,” the statement said.

According to US government documents, Luftari, based between Mexico and Canada, is often seen as a key member of the Hysa family, giving public interviews about his family's businesses in Mexico and Europe.

According to the US Treasury Department, these individuals used their business network to move large sums of money from Mexico to the United States, utilizing companies controlled by American associates to launder the illicit proceeds. /CNA