Last Updated: July 2, 2026

Greilyn Fernando VARON CADENA

Aliases

MARTIN BALA

Date of birth

1982-03-02

Place of birth

Cali, Valle, Colombia

Reg. ID

16943202, Cedula No.

Function

Drug cartel/Mafia

Official reason

Several other individuals included in today’s designation are former members of Los Machos, a smaller BACRIM that operated in the region around Cali, Colombia. Los Machos was effectively absorbed by, and now conducts drug trafficking activities under the auspices of, Los Urabenos. Former members of Los Machos designated today include Greilyn Fernando Varon Cadena (a.k.a. Martin Bala), Orlando Gutierrez Rendon (a.k.a. Negro Orlando), and Carlos Jose Robayo Escobar (a.k.a. Guacamayo).

Sender

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl2577

Date of listing

2014-07-23

Program information

Authority

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

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/17/2021-10314/narcotics-trafficking-sanctions-regulations-and-foreign-narcotics-kingpin-sanctions-regulations

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