Last Updated: July 10, 2026

Leopoldo ZAZUETA GOMEZ

Date of birth

1940-02-04

Place of birth

San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico

Reg. ID

ZAGL400204HSLZMP06, C.U.R.P.

Function

Drug cartel/Mafia

Official reason

Today’s action also targets two of Zazueta Godoy’s relatives because they act on his behalf. His uncle, Leopoldo Zazueta Gomez, and his brother-in-law, Demetrio Romero Zevada, have played important roles in businesses controlled by Zazueta Godoy for more than a decade.

Sender

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl2401

Date of listing

2014-05-15

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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