Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Jesus Manuel LEON VALDEZ

Aliases

Guero de Las Trancas; El Guero de Las Trancas; Guero Trancas; El Guero Trancas

Nationality

Mexico

DoB

1977-05-08

Address

Las Trancas, Tamazula, Durango, Mexico

Reg. ID

LEVJ770508HDGNLS02, C.U.R.P.

Official reason

OFAC’s action today also sanctioned fentanyl suppliers, Rolando Verduzco Castro (Rolando Verduzco) and Jesus Manuel Leon Valdez (“El Guero de Las Trancas”) (Jesus Leon), who utilized the BMPE scheme run by the Marin brothers to launder their drug proceeds. In addition to fentanyl, Rolando Verduzco is a supplier of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocai...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2201

Date of listing

2024-03-22

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...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/17/2021-27505/imposing-sanctions-on-foreign-persons-involved-in-the-global-illicit-drug-trade