Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Gonzalo MENDOZA GAYTAN
Aliases
El Sapo; El 90
Nationality
Mexico
DoB
1988-10-02
Address
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Reg. ID
MEGG881002HMNNYN02, C.U.R.P.
Official reason
Today’s action targets persons based in the Mexican state of Jalisco who are affiliated with CJNG and its senior members, including Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan (a.k.a. “El Sapo”). On May 17, 2019, OFAC designated Mendoza Gaytan, who has been the CJNG plaza boss for Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico and who is responsible for significant violence.
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0103
Date of listing
2019-05-17
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021 Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Drugs
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
President Biden signed a new Executive Order (E.O.) to modernize the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s sanctions authorities used to combat the illicit drug trade. This E.O. will provide the Treasury Department with new tools to tackle changes in the global illicit drug trade that substantially contributed to over 100,000 American overdose deaths i...
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