Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Nestor Neptali Blanco Hurtado

Position

Major in the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) – works alongside DGCIM

Nationality

Venezuela

DoB

1982-09-26

Reg. ID

V-15222057

Official reason

Major in the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), operated alongside officials in the Directorate-General of Military Counter- Intelligence (Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)) since at least December 2017. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detaine...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2020-12-31

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Venezuela

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain financial, trade and immigration sanctions relating to Venezuela continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctio...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/135