Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Joaquin GUZMAN LOERA
Aliases
Max AREGON; Chapo GUZMAN; Jose Luis GUIERREZ LOERA; Joaquin GUZMAN FERNANDEZ; Joaquin GUZMAN LOESA; Joaquin GUZMAN PADILLA; Joaquin GUMAN LOERAL; Archibaldo GUZMAN; Aureliano GUZMAN; Miguel ORTEGA; Joise Luis RAMIREZ; Gilberto CARO RODRIGUEZ; Joaquin Chapo GUZMAN; Chapo GUZMAN LOREA; Joaguin GUZMAN LOEIA; Achivaldo GUZMAN; Gilberto OSUNA; Jorge RAM...
DoB
1954-12-25
Official reason
In the early 2000s, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera consolidated their power, which led to the Sinaloa Cartel’s ascent into one of the largest and most notorious drug trafficking organizations in Mexico. The Sinaloa Cartel controls drug trafficking activity in key regions throughout Mexico, particularly along the...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1467
Date of listing
2001-06-01
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598
Regime
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Target State
Drugs
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 598 (FNKSR), implement the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901–1908), which provides authority for the application of sanctions to significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations operating worldwide.
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