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
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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