CLAN DEL GOLFO

Colombia

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning five Colombian nationals and two Mexico-based businesses pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059, “Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade.” The Colombian individuals sanctioned today are leaders within Colombia’s Clan del Golfo (CDG)—also known as Los Urabeños—which is one of the country’s largest drug trafficking organizations and a key contributor to human smuggling through the Darién Gap. The President identified CDG, also known as Los Urabeños, as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker pursuant to the Kingpin Act on May 31, 2013 and in December 2021, OFAC designated CDG pursuant to E.O. 14059. CDG relies on drug trafficking activities and a military-style framework to maintain operability, with its power base located in its birthplace region of Uraba in northwest Colombia. From this strategic location, CDG sends multi-ton quantities of cocaine via maritime conveyances to Panama, Mexico, and other countries in Central America on a regular basis. OFAC is sanctioning Cordoba Quinto, Alcaraz Morales, Sanchez Sanchez pursuant to E.O. 14059 for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, CDG.

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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2605

2013-05-31

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

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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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