Last Updated: October 8, 2026

Chol Ryong CHOE

Aliases

Ch'o'l-ryong CH'OE

Nationality

Korea, North

Date of birth

1992-02-12

Sex

Male

Address

Dandong, China

Reg. ID

745336612, Passport

Function

Business

Official reason

Choe Chol Ryong (Choe) is a representative of the U.S.-designated Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation (KKBC) in Dandong, China. In that capacity, Choe has been involved in bulk cash smuggling between China and the DPRK. KKBC was previously designated in August 2009, pursuant to E.O. 13382 for providing financial services in support of multiple organizations that were identified as WMD proliferators. KKBC is also on the United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1718 Sanctions List. Choe is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the KKBC.

Sender

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2751

Date of listing

2024-12-16

Program information

Authority

Program

Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Non-Proliferation

Measures

Blocking Property

Official Information

On April 13, 2009, OFAC issued the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544 (74 FR 16771, April 13, 2009) (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters” (70 FR 38567, July 1, 2005)

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/16/2022-03361/weapons-of-mass-destruction-proliferators-sanctions-regulations

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