Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Aliases
CHIQUITO MALO
Nationality
Colombia
DoB
1977-04-10
Address
Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia
Reg. ID
71987498, Cedula No.
Official reason
Also today, OFAC designated Colombian national Jobanis de Jesus Avila Villadiego (Avila Villadiego), also known as “Chiquito Malo,” the current leader of the Clan del Golfo, which supplies cocaine to major drug trafficking organizations, including the Sinaloa Cartel. In May 2022, following the announcement that the former leader of the Clan del Gol...
Other Information
Date of listing
2023-09-26
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021 Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Drugs
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
President Biden signed a new Executive Order (E.O.) to modernize the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s sanctions authorities used to combat the illicit drug trade. This E.O. will provide the Treasury Department with new tools to tackle changes in the global illicit drug trade that substantially contributed to over 100,000 American overdose deaths i...
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