Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Arnoldo VILLA SANCHEZ

Aliases

Erick Rene CALDERON SANCHEZ

Nationality

Mexico

DoB

1974-01-31

Address

Calle Paseo San Carlos 3013, Fraccionamiento Valle Real, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

Reg. ID

VISA740131HGRLNR07, C.U.R.P.; 39037400668, Tax ID No.

Official reason

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated Arnoldo Villa Sanchez as a specially designated narcotics trafficker (SDNT) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).  Arnoldo Villa Sanchez, a.k.a. Erick Rene Calderon Sanchez, is the chief of security for Hector Beltran Leyva, the leader of the Beltran Leyva drug ...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl2218

Date of listing

2013-11-14

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