Abigael GONZALEZ VALENCIA

1972-10-18; 1979-10-28

Aguililla, Michoacan, Mexico; Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico

Male

Paseo Royal Country 5395-31, Fraccionamiento Royal Country, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; Boulevard Puerta de Hierro 5687, Fraccionamiento Puerta de Hierro, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

GOVA721018HMNNLB07, C.U.R.P.; GOFL721018HJCMLS02, C.U.R.P.; JX755855, Passport; GOVL721018HMNNLS08, C.U.R.P.

Drug cartel/Mafia

The nine individuals are designated as  Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for providing material assistance to the drug trafficking activities of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (a.k.a. “Mencho”) and his brother-in-law, Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, the respective leaders of CJNG and the Los Cuinis DTO.  As a result of today’s action, any assets these individuals may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

US

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0596

2015-04-08

US

Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598

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Drugs

Blocking Property

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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