Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Younes EL BALLOUTI
Aliases
EL MAGICO
Nationality
Belgium
DoB
1995-01-04
Address
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reg. ID
95.01.04-133.03, National ID No.
Official reason
Today, OFAC sanctioned three Belgian nationals, including Othman El Ballouti, who is a high-level drug trafficker, as well as his younger brother, Younes El Ballouti, and his associate, Youssef Ben Azza.Younes El Ballouti serves a manager in his brother’s narcotics trafficking organization. In January 2023, Younes El Ballouti was sentenced, in abse...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1629
Date of listing
2023-07-19
Program information
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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