Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Aliases
EL CHICHARRA
Nationality
Guatemala
DoB
1967-02-27
Address
Aldea Cuatro Caminos, Santa Ana Huista, Huehuetenango, Guatemala; Aldea Yuxen, Santa Ana Huista, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Reg. ID
1892644891331, C.U.I.; 5566568, NIT #; 111331000031186, Passport; M-1300003118, Cedula No.; 30791794, Driver's License No.
Official reason
Aler Baldomero Samayoa Recinos (a.k.a. “Chicharra”) oversees a trafficking operation that coordinates the transportation of cocaine shipments from Huehuetenango, Guatemala into the Mexican state of Chiapas. Samayoa Recinos is also engaged in money laundering activities on behalf of the Los Huistas DTO. In 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Distr...
Other Information
Date of listing
2022-03-18
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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