Alexis Enrique Escalona Marrero

Venezuela

Current Chief in Charge of the National Office Against Organized Crime and Terrorist Financing (ONCDOFT). Former National Commander of CONAS and Deputy Minister of Prevention and Public Security.

1962-10-12

Venezuela

Male

7.786.260

Chief in Charge of the National Office Against Organized Crime and Terrorist Financing (ONCDOFT) between January 2018-May 2019. National Commander of the National Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Command (Comando Nacional Antiextorsión y Secuestro (CONAS) between 2014 and 2017. Former Deputy Minister of Prevention and Public Security. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, excessive use of force and the mistreatment of detainees by members of CONAS under his command. Also responsible for the repression of civil society by members of CONAS under his command. Escalona Marrero was arrested by Venezuelan Military Intelligence officials on 14 September on charges of embezzlement, money laundering, criminal association and “violent outrage” against public officials.

UK

Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

2020-12-31

UK

The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

UK country specific

Venezuela

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are not made available to or for the benefit of designated persons, either directly or indirectly. • The effect of the Regulations is to impose a travel ban on persons who are designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of being made subject to immigration sanctions under the Sanctions Act. • Trade sanctions.

The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain financial, trade and immigration sanctions relating to Venezuela continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 to find out any amendments made to the Regulations. This sanctions regime is aimed at encouraging the government of Venezuela to respect democratic principles, to comply with international human rights law and to respect human rights. These regulations have replaced, with substantially the same effect, relevant existing EU legislation and related UK regulations.

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.