Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
Notice published June 29, 2015 · 80 FR 37048
- Document number
- FR Doc. 2015-15881
- Type
- Notice
- Published
- June 29, 2015
- Citation
- 80 FR 37048 (pages 37,048–37,049)
- Action
- Notice.
- Effective
- June 24, 2015
- Dates
- The designation by the Director of OFAC of the five individuals and one entity identified and one update in this notice pursuant to section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act are effective on June 24, 2015.
- Official sources
- PDF (govinfo.gov) · federalregister.gov
Summary
The Federal Register's summaryThe U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of five individuals and one entity whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) (21 U.S.C. 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182). In addition, OFAC is updating the identifying information for one entity that was previously identified pursuant to the Kingpin Act.
Text
As the Government Publishing Office publishes it. Pages OFAC printed as images (in recent notices, the lists of names) are in the official PDF.
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37048-37049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15881]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation
Act
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of five individuals and one
entity whose property and interests in property have been blocked
pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act)
(21 U.S.C. 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182). In addition, OFAC is updating the
identifying information for one entity that was previously identified
pursuant to the Kingpin Act.
DATES: The designation by the Director of OFAC of the five individuals
and one entity identified and one update in this notice pursuant to
section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act are effective on June 24, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S.
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, Tel: (202) 622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's Web site at http://www.treasury.gov/ofac or via
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service at (202) 622-0077.
Background
The Kingpin Act became law on December 3, 1999. The Kingpin Act
establishes a program targeting the activities of significant foreign
narcotics traffickers and their organizations on a worldwide basis. It
provides a statutory framework for the imposition of sanctions against
significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations on a
worldwide basis, with the objective of denying their businesses and
agents access to the U.S. financial system and the benefits of trade
and transactions involving U.S. companies and individuals.
The Kingpin Act blocks all property and interests in property,
subject to U.S. jurisdiction, owned or controlled by significant
foreign narcotics traffickers as identified by the President. In
addition, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Attorney General, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of
the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, may
designate and block the property and interests in property, subject to
U.S. jurisdiction, of persons who are found to be: (1) Materially
assisting in, or providing financial or technological support for or
to, or providing goods or services in support of, the international
narcotics trafficking activities of a person designated pursuant to the
Kingpin Act; (2) owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on
behalf of, a person designated pursuant to the Kingpin Act; or (3)
playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking.
On June 24, 2015, the Director of OFAC designated the following
five individuals and one entity whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act.
Individuals
1. CARTAGENA BENITEZ, Octavio (a.k.a. ``DON GABRIEL''; a.k.a.
``GABRIEL PARACO''); DOB 18 Oct 1956; POB Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia;
Cedula No. 15481237 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]. Designated for
materially assisting in, or providing support for or to, or providing
goods or services in support of, the international narcotics
trafficking activities of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO and/or LOS URABENOS,
and/or acting for or on behalf of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO and/or LOS
URABENOS and therefore meets the statutory criteria for designation as
a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT) pursuant to sections
805(b)(2) and/or (3) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
(Kingpin Act), 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(2) and/or (3).
2. GALLON HENAO, Juan Santiago; DOB 26 May 1963; POB Medellin,
Colombia; Cedula No. 79270771 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
Designated for materially assisting in, or providing support for or to,
or providing goods or services in support of, the international
narcotics trafficking activities of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO, and/or
acting for or on behalf of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO and therefore meets
the statutory criteria for designation as a Specially Designated
Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT) pursuant to sections 805(b)(2) and/or (3)
of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), 21
U.S.C. 1904(b)(2) and/or (3).
3. GALLON HENAO, Pedro David; DOB 12 Aug 1970; POB Medellin,
Colombia; Cedula No. 98551360 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
Designated for materially assisting in, or providing support for or to,
or providing goods or services in support of, the international
narcotics trafficking activities of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO, and/or
acting for or on behalf of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO and therefore meets
the statutory criteria for designation as a Specially Designated
Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT) pursuant to sections 805(b)(2) and/or (3)
of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), 21
U.S.C. 1904(b)(2) and/or (3).
4. GIRALDO OCHOA, Hugo Humberto; DOB 03 Sep 1962; POB Envigado,
Antioquia, Colombia; Cedula No. 70556353 (Colombia) (individual)
[SDNTK]. Designated for materially assisting in, or providing support
for or to, or providing goods or services in support of, the
international narcotics trafficking activities of LA OFICINA DE
ENVIGADO, and/or acting for or on behalf of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO and
therefore meets the statutory criteria for designation as a Specially
Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT) pursuant to sections 805(b)(2)
and/or (3) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin
Act), 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(2) and/or (3).
5. OCHOA MESA, Reinaldo (a.k.a. ``NATILLA''); DOB 10 May 1957; POB
Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia; Cedula No. 70546722 (Colombia)
(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: SEMILLANOS S.A.). Designated for
materially assisting in, or providing support for or to, or providing
goods or services in support of, the international narcotics
trafficking activities of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO, and/or acting for or
on behalf of LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO and therefore meets the statutory
criteria for designation as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker
(SDNT) pursuant to sections 805(b)(2) and/or (3) of the Foreign
Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(2)
and/or (3).
Entity
1. SEMILLANOS S.A., Carrera 43 A 1 Sur 100 Of 1705, Medellin,
Antioquia, Colombia; Hacienda El Cedro, Km 5 Via Rabolargo, Cerete,
Cordoba, Colombia; NIT #811034178-0 (Colombia) [SDNTK]. Designated for
being owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of,
LA OFICINA DE ENVIGADO and therefore meets the statutory criteria for
designation as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT)
pursuant to section
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805(b)(3) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin
Act), 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(3).
In addition, OFAC has made updates to the record for the following
entity previously designated pursuant to the Kingpin Act:
LOS URABENOS (a.k.a. BANDA CRIMINAL DE URABA; a.k.a. LOS
AUTODEFENSAS GAITANISTAS DE COLOMBIA), Colombia; Honduras; Panama
[SDNTK].
The listing for this entity now appears as follows:
LOS URABENOS (Latin: LOS URABE[Ntilde]OS) (a.k.a. BANDA CRIMINAL DE
URABA; a.k.a. CLAN USUGA; a.k.a. LOS AUTODEFENSAS GAITANISTAS DE
COLOMBIA), Colombia; Honduras; Panama [SDNTK].
Dated: June 24, 2015.
John E. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2015-15881 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am]
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