Financial Intelligence Unit Freezes Over 24,000 Accounts Linked to Unusual Transactions

Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) has significantly disrupted criminal financial networks by freezing over 24,600 bank accounts linked to unusual transactions. These actions, taken since October 2024, have immobilized a total of 8.67 billion pesos (approximately $500 million USD).

Omar Reyes Colmenares, head of the UIF, revealed that a substantial portion of these frozen accounts, specifically 7,861, are directly connected to criminal organizations operating within Mexico. This represents nearly one-third of all blocked accounts, highlighting the deep infiltration of illicit funds into the financial system.

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The UIF detects unusual financial operations, analyzes the information, and generates financial intelligence. From this analysis, we identify individuals and structures that pose a risk to the financial system, and when the corresponding elements exist, these individuals are incorporated into the list of blocked persons, with the aim of immobilizing these resources.

The UIF's operations are nationwide, with the highest concentrations of blocked accounts in Mexico City (2,300), Jalisco (1,185), Nuevo León (955), Sinaloa (723), and Baja California (356). These efforts aim to weaken the economic structures of criminal groups, prevent the use of legitimate financial channels for illegal activities, and enhance institutional coordination.

In addition to targeting general criminal activity, the UIF has also frozen 1,443 accounts related to extortion investigations since July 6, 2025, as part of the National Anti-Extortion Strategy. This accounts for 5.9% of the total blocked accounts, underscoring the unit's commitment to combating various forms of financial crime that impact citizens' security and economic stability.

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The UIF actively participates in combating this crime that directly affects the assets and tranquility of people, families, and businesses. In addition to generating impacts on economic activity... Approximately one in every 200 frozen accounts is linked to investigations for this crime.