translated from Spanish: Treasury freezes accounts of leader of the organization Peasant Torch

The Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) of the Ministry of Finance reported on Monday on the blockade of accounts linked to the political organization Torch Campesina, which operates in the State of Mexico and Puebla.
The account ‘freezing’ agreement, detailed on the operation of Torch in the State of Mexico, is against its leader, as well as individuals and companies financially linked with the organization, “which maintains a network of construction companies, gas stations, hotels, pharmacies, convenience stores and agribusiness” in this entity.
“From the analysis carried out by the UIF, it was possible to identify that the political organization in mention, during the period from 2009 to 2019, made cash deposits for more than 988 million pesos and withdrawals for 14 million pesos. In addition, in interbank checks, from 2015 to 2019, he received 96 million pesos and issued for 100 million pesos, of which the resources he received from 3 companies were 3.4 million pesos”, the unit said of the case of the Torch operation in the State of Mexico.
“In terms of interbank transfers, from 2012 to 2019, it received 402 million pesos and sent 406 million pesos. In another area, the leaders of that organization record the acquisition of 14 luxury vehicles amounting to 11.2 million pesos. In addition to the above, it was identified that the organization has 30 service stations, which are linked to leaders, friends and family,” he added.
The scheme identified by the UIF for the dispersion of resources, as well as related natural and moral persons, in the past days, “was reported to the Attorney General’s Office for the purpose of the eu-resource institution”, was noted in a first bulletin.
In another statement, on the Torch operation in Puebla, the Intelligence Unit noted that the freezing of accounts is against the leader of the political organization, “as well as
his wife and 3 companies that were used to disperse the resources illicitly obtained by that organization.” 
Of the elements analyzed, the Intelligence Unit explained, “it was identified that the leader of such
in the period 2010 to 2020, the organization received cash resources of 658 million pesos, coupled with the fact that from 2014 to 2019 it received interbank transfers of 128 million pesos, mainly from subjects related to the construction sector.
Likewise, 18 million pesos were sent through bank transfers, highlighting 3 moral persons, identified as front companies, to which he sent 3.6 million pesos”.
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Original source in Spanish