Individual

Last Updated: July 27, 2026

Jose Luis RUELAS AVILA

Nationality

Mexico

Date of birth

1981-03-11

Place of birth

Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico

Sex

Male

Address

C 14 S/N, Loc Genaro Estrada, Sinaloa, 81960, Sinaloa, Mexico

Reg. ID

RUAL810311HSLLVS02, C.U.R.P.; RUAL810311933, R.F.C.; RLAVLS81031125H800, I.F.E.

Function

Drug cartel/Mafia

Official reason

In 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado charged Ruelas Torres and his son Joel Efren Ruelas Avila with running a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, along with related narcotics trafficking and money laundering offenses.  The indictment also charged Hector Librado Rivera Sandoval, Toribio Alberto Lugo Leon, and Jose Carlos Barraza Aceves with multiple charges related to narcotics trafficking, and Maria de Jesus Espinoza Rodriguez with several drug and money laundering charges.  All of these individuals are being identified or designated today.  In addition, the OFAC action targets Gilberto Ruelas Torres, Sigi Alfredo Mondaca Avila, Jesus Angel Ruelas Avila, Jose Luis Ruelas Avila, and Leobardo Ruelas Avila for their activities related to the Ruelas Torres DTO.

Sender

US

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0095

Date of listing

2017-05-24

Program information

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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.

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