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Counter Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions

 

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What related guidance does OFAC have on these sanctions?
 
Sanctions Brochures
    Overview of Sanctions 
    Overview of Sanctions (text)
 
Frequently Asked Questions
    OFAC Frequently Asked Questions
 
Forms
    Application for the Release of Blocked Funds
 
Impact Reports
    Impact Report on Economic Sanctions Against Colombian Drug Cartels
 (March 2007)
 
General Licenses
    None
 
Interpretative Guidance
    Index of Interpretative Guidance
 
Guidance on OFAC Licensing Policy
    Guidance on the Release of Limited Amounts of Blocked Funds for Payment of Legal Fees and Costs Incurred in Challenging the Blocking of U.S. Persons in Administrative or Civil Proceedings
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    Guidance On Entities Owned By Persons Whose Property And Interests In Property Are Blocked
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​ ​ Statement of Licensing Policy Regarding Transactions of Three Colombian Entities Designated Pursuant to E.O. 12978​
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​ ​ Statement of Licensing Policy Regarding Transactions of Six Colombian Entities Designated Pursuant to E.O. 12978​
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​ ​ Statement of Licensing Policy Regarding Transactions of Two Colombian Entities Designated Pursuant to E.O. 12978​
 
What other information can OFAC make available on these sanctions?
  Charts on Organizational Structures and Financial Networks
    2002
   
    Arellano Felix Organization January, 2002
    Manuel Aguirre Galindo Network January, 2002
    North Valle Cartel October, 2002
   
    2003  
   
    Chart on Cali Cartel Business Structure February, 2003
    Chart on Cali Cartel Fronts International Network October, 2003
    Chart on Cali Cartel Fronts and Financial Cooperatives March, 2003
    Joaquin Mario & Guillermo Valencia Trujillo Busines Structure March, 2003
   
    2004  
   
    United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) February, 2004
    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) February, 2004
    Cali Cartel Financial Network September, 2004
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network October, 2004
    Arellano Felix Organization Chart November, 2004
   
    2005  
   
    Arellano Felix Organization Chart January, 2005
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network March, 2005
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network May, 2005
    Arellano Felix Organization Chart August, 2005
​ ​ Arriola Marquez Organization Chart​ August, 2005​
    Wei Hsueh Kang Financial Network November, 2005
    VARELA Drug Trafficking Organization November, 2005
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network November, 2005
   
    2006
 
   
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network June, 2006
    Arellano Felix Organization Chart July, 2006
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network August, 2006
    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) September, 2006
    Arellano Felix Organization Chart September, 2006
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network October, 2006
    Beto RENTERIA Drug Trafficking Organization - North Valle Drug Cartel October, 2006
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network November, 2006
   
    2007
 
   
    Ochoa Vasco Criminal Network March, 2007
    Ochoa Vasco Financial Network March, 2007
    Zambada Garcia Financial Network May, 2007
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network August, 2007
    New Principal Narcotics Traffickers August, 2007
    North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network October, 2007
    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) November, 2007
    Shahbaz Khan Financial Network November, 2007
    Blanca Cazares Financial Network December, 2007
   
    2008  
   
    Farc 27th Front Financial Flow January, 2008
    Jimenez Naranjo Financial Network February, 2008
    Renteria Mantilla Organization April, 2008
    Farc 27th Front Financial Flow April, 2008
    North Valle Cartel Financial Network May, 2008
    Farc 1st Front Material Support Network July, 2008
    Rigoberto Gaxiola Medina Financial Network August, 2008
    Jimenez Naranjo Organization August, 2008
    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) September, 2008
    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) September, 2008
    Amezcua Contreras Organization October, 2008
    United Wa State Army Financial Network November, 2008
   
    2009  
   
    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) January, 2009
    Rodriguez Orejuela Organization January, 2009
    Fernando Zevallos Gonzales Organization February, 2009
    Bermudez Suaza Organization May, 2009
    Fabio Enrique Ochoa Vasco Financial Network June, 2009
    Francisco Antonio Florez Upegui Organization July, 2009
    Mexico's Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas July, 2009
    International FARC Network August, 2009
    Productos Farmaceuticos Collins Financial Network September, 2009
    Tijuana Cartel Designations October, 2009
    Rodriguez Orejuela Financial Network November, 2009
    Beltran Leyva Organization December, 2009
    Sinaloa Cartel December, 2009
   
    2010  
   
    Quintero Sanclemente Organization January, 2010
    La Familia Michoacana February, 2010
    Barrera Barrera & Guerrero Castillo Organizations March, 2010
    Daniel Rendon Herrera Organization March, 2010
    Perpetrators of Mexican Drug Trafficking Violence March, 2010
    The Lorenzana Drug Trafficking Organization (Guatemala) April, 2010
    Colombian Money Laundering Networks (FARC) May, 2010
    FARC 48th Front June, 2010
    Wenceslao Alvarez Alvarez Financial Network June, 2010
    Bermudez Suaza Organization July, 2010
    Zambada Financial Network July, 2010
    Sinaloa Cartel Flores Cacho Network October, 2010
    Rendon Herrera Organization October, 2010
    Barrera Barrera & Guerrero Castillo Organizations December, 2010
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​ ​ ​2011 ​
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​ ​ ​Los Gueros Drug Trafficking Organization  ​February, 2011
​ ​ ​JOUMAA Drug Trafficking & Money Laundering Organization ​February, 2011
​ ​ ​Cifuentes Villa Drug Trafficking Organization - Entities ​February, 2011
​ ​ ​Cifuentes Villa Drug Trafficking Organization - Individuals ​February, 2011
​ ​ ​The New Ansari Network ​February, 2011
​ ​ ​Sinaloa Cartel ​April, 2011
​ ​ Venezuelan Officials Acting on Behalf of the FARC​ September, 2011​
​ ​ Cifuentes Villa Drug Trafficking Organization​ September, 2011​
​ ​ Avendano Ojeda Network​ October, 2011​
​ ​ ​Cheaitelly and El Khansa Network ​December, 2011
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​ ​ 2012​ ​
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​ ​ Cifuentes Villa Drug Trafficking Orga​nization​ January 2012​
​ ​ Chacon Rossell Drug Trafficking Organization​ January 2012​
​ ​ Zambada Drug Trafficking Organization​ March 2012​
​ ​ IRGC Qods Force ​General March 2012​
​ ​ Horst Walter Overdick Mejia​ April 2012​
​ ​ Major Pre​cursor Chemical Traffickers April 2012​
​ ​ Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Key Lieutenants​ May 2012​
​ ​ Dawood Ibrahim Organization​ Key Lieutenants May 2012​
​ ​ Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera Sinaloa Cartel Operatives​ June 2012​
​ ​ Key Los Zetas Operative​ June 2012​
​ ​ Barakzai Drug Trafficking Organization​ June 2012​
​ ​ HARB Money Laundering Organization​ June 2012​
​ ​ Esparragoza Moreno Organization​ July 2012​
​ ​ Esparragoza Moreno Organization - Company Chart July 2012​
​ ​ Zabaneh Drug Trafficking Organization​ August 2012​
​ ​ Chacon Rossell Drug Trafficking Organization​ August 2012​
​ ​ Los Zetas Operative Owns ADT Petroservicios, S.A. De C.V.​ August 2012​
​ ​ Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera Sinaloa Cartel Operatives September 2012​
​ ​ Venezuelan Narcotics Trafficker Lopez Perdigon Chart​ September 2012​
​ ​ Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera Sinaloa Cartel Operatives​ September 2012​
​ ​ Esparragoza Moreno Organization​ October 2012​
​ ​ The Lorenzana Business Network: Guatemala​ November 2012​
​ ​ Afghan Narcotics Trafficker - Mullah Naim Barich​ November 2012​
​ ​ Ibarra Cardona Drug Trafficking Organization​ November 2012​
​ ​ Esparragoza Moreno Network​ December​ 2012
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​ ​ 2013​ ​
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​ ​ Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera Sinaloa Cartel Operatives​ January 2013​
​ ​ Meza Flores Drug Trafficking Organization​ January 2013​
​ ​ Los Rastrojos & Diego Perez Henao​ January 2013​
​ ​ Los Zetas Money Laundering Network​ February 2013​
​ ​ Colombian Aviation Drug Smuggler​ February 2013​
 
What laws, rules and regulations provide the legal framework for the sanctions?
 
Executive Orders
    12978 Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers (Effective Date - October 22, 1995)
 
Statutes
    Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1908
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1706
    National Emergencies Act (NEA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1651
 
Code of Federal Regulations
    31 CFR Part 536 - Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations
    31 CFR Part 598 - Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations
 
Federal Register Notices
    71 FR 29251-06 - Revisions to IEEPA made by the Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2005
 
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Last Updated: 2/20/2013 10:21 AM