Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Javier LIRA SOTELO
Aliases
EL HANNIBAL; EL CARNICERO
DoB
1965-07-16
Address
Mexico
Reg. ID
LISJ650716HDFRTV04, C.U.R.P.; LISJ650716SD0, RFC
Official reason
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four Mexican nationals, pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Eliseo Imperial Castro, a.k.a. “Cheyo Antrax,” Alfonso Lira Sotelo, a.k.a. “El Atlante,” Javier Lira Sotelo, a.k.a “El Hannibal” or “El Carnicero,” and Alma...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl5058
Date of listing
2016-09-23
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
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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