Last Updated: January 19, 2026
SHINING PATH
Aliases
SENDERO LUMINOSO; SL; PARTIDO COMUNISTA DEL PERU EN EL SENDERO LUMINOSO DE JOSE CARLOS MARIATEGUI (COMMUNIST PARTY OF PERU ON THE SHINING PATH OF JOSE CARLOS MARIATEGUI); PARTIDO COMUNISTA DEL PERU (COMMUNIST PARTY OF PERU); PCP; SOCORRO POPULAR DEL PERU; SPP; EJERCITO GUERRILLERO POPULAR; EGP; EJERCITO POPULAR DE LIBERACION; EPL; COMMUN...
Official reason
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today identified the Shining Path (a.k.a. Sendero Luminoso) as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker appropriate for sanctions pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Also designated today for their material support to the narcotics ...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl10066
Date of listing
1997-10-08
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 597
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pre...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-597