美国冻结墨西哥毒贩的资产

　　MEXICO CITY, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury¹ has frozen the assets of an alleged² member of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City announced Thursday.
The American embassy said in a statement the embargo³ targets Sinaloa cartel member Heriberto Zazueta Godoy and three other suspects, as well as three companies linked to the men.
According to the U.S. Foreign Narcotics⁴ Kingpin Designation Act, also known as the Kingpin Act, authorities have the right to freeze all of the suspects' assets and property, including companies, in the United States or under the control of U.S. citizens.
The whereabouts of Zazueta, wanted by U.S. law enforcement for his decades-long involvement in drug trafficking, are currently unknown.
Zazueta was accused of helping⁵ to ship 19 tonnes of cocaine⁶ aboard a motorboat that was seized in international waters off the coast of Panama in March 2007. He was again charged by an Illinois court with drug trafficking and money laundering⁷ in February, along with the head of the Sinaloa cartel, Ismael "Mayo" Zambada, who is also on the run.
The U.S. State Department is offering a 5-million-dollar reward for information leading to Zambada's arrest.
The other suspects are Zazueta's uncle Leopoldo Gomez Zazueta and his brother-in-law Demetrio Romero Zevada.
Violating the embargo could lead to punishment of a 10-year to 30-year prison sentence, or a 5-million-dollar fine for individuals and 10-million-dollar fine for companies, according to the statement.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

4 narcotics   

n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒

参考例句：

• The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

7 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》