Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Abel BRIONES RUIZ
DoB
1973-10-31
Address
Calle Bustamante No. 187, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Reg. ID
BIRA731031HTSRZB03, C.U.R.P.; BIRA731031BU4, R.F.C.; 05116040222575, I.F.E.
Official reason
he U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today has designated Mexican narcotics trafficker Abel Briones Ruiz as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“Kingpin Act”) for providing support for the international narcotics trafficking activities ...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl10059
Date of listing
2015-05-21
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