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Jhon Fredy ZAPATA GARZON

Aliases

John Fredy ZAPATA GARZON; CANDADO; CANDADO MESSI; TUSO

Nationality

Colombia

DoB

1978-04-11

Address

Vereda El Silencio, Carepa, 05147, Antioquia, Colombia; Av. Cra. 7, No. 130-00, Bogota, Colombia; Carrera 78, Barrio Pueblo Nuevo, Verada Carepa, Apartado, 00829455, Antioquia, Colombia; Finca El Reposo, Vereda Aguas Claras, Necocli, 034937, Antioquia, Colombia; Finca Mariancel N-1, Vereda Aguas Claras, Necocli, 034938, Antioquia, Colombia; Finca L...

Reg. ID

71253351, Cedula No.; AS700605, Passport

Official reason

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Jhon Fredy Zapata Garzon (Zapata Garzon) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for materially assisting the international narcotics trafficking activities of the Clan del Golfo. Zapata Garzon was assessed to be an import...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1197

Date of listing

2020-12-01

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.

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/17/2021-10314/narcotics-trafficking-sanctions-regulations-and-foreign-narcotics-kingpin-sanctions-regulations