Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, 74216 [2015-30116]
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Dated: November 12, 2015.
Gregory T. Gatjanis,
Associate Director, Office of Global Targeting,
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Unblocking of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons
Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics
Kingpin Designation Act
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
of two individuals whose property and
interests in property have been
unblocked pursuant to the Foreign
Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
(Kingpin Act) (21 U.S.C. Sections 1901–
1908, 8 U.S.C. Section 1182).
DATES: The unblocking and removal
from the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN
List) of the individuals identified in this
notice whose property and interests in
property were blocked pursuant to the
Kingpin Act, is effective on November
19, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, Department
of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Washington, DC 20220, Tel:
(202) 622–2420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC’s Web site at
www.treasury.gov/ofac or via facsimile
through a 24-hour fax-on demand
service at (202) 622–0077.
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Background
On December 3, 1999, the Kingpin
Act was signed into law by the
President of the United States. The
Kingpin Act provides a statutory
framework for the President to impose
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 to the benefits of
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trade and transactions involving U.S.
persons and entities.
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
consults 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 when
designating and blocking the property or
interests in property, subject to U.S.
jurisdiction, of persons or entities 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; and/or (3) playing a
significant role in international
narcotics trafficking.
On November 19, 2015, the Associate
Director of the Office of Global
Targeting removed from the SDN List
the individuals listed below, whose
property and interests in property were
blocked pursuant to the Kingpin Act:
Individuals
1. HANDAL LARACH, Jose Miguel, San
Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras; DOB 18
Jan 1941; citizen Honduras; National ID
No. 0401–1941–00086 (Honduras)
(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: AUTO
PARTES HANDAL S. DE R.L. DE C.V.;
Linked To: SUPERTIENDAS HANDAL S.
DE R.L.; Linked To: RANCHO LA
HERRADURA).
2. URREGO ESCUDERO, Carlos Agustin
(a.k.a. BENALCAZAR FURMAN,
Moshe), Colombia; DOB 19 Feb 1976;
citizen Colombia; Cedula No. 79928745
(Colombia); Passport AF392658
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
Dated: November 19, 2015.
Gregory T. Gatjanis,
Associate Director, Office of Global Targeting,
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Removal of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons
Pursuant to the Cuban Assets Control
Regulations
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
of 19 individuals whose names have
been removed from the list of Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons (SDN List) pursuant to the
Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31
CFR part 515.
DATES: The removal from the SDN List
of the individuals identified in this
notice is effective November 19, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, Department
of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Washington, DC 20220, Tel:
(202) 622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
The SDN List and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC’s Web site
(www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain general
information pertaining to OFAC’s
sanctions programs is available via
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-ondemand service, tel.: 202/622–0077.
Background
On November 19, 2015, the Associate
Director of OFAC removed from the
SDN List the individuals listed below,
whose names were included on the SDN
List pursuant to the Cuban Assets
Control Regulations:
Individuals
1. AGUIAR, Raul [CUBA].
2. CHAO, Lazaro R. [CUBA].
3. IMPERATORI, Julio A. [CUBA].
4. LEBREDO, Jose A. [CUBA].
5. LOPEZ, Miguel A. [CUBA].
6. RODRIQUEZ, Jose Julio [CUBA].
7. TOLEDO, R.F. [CUBA].
8. TORRES, Manuel [CUBA].
9. VAZ, Jose [CUBA].
10. ALVAREZ AGUIRRE, Manuel [CUBA].
11. COLON BETANCOURT, Eduardo
[CUBA].
12. LOBATO, Julio (a.k.a. PRADO, Julio)
[CUBA].
13. PENA TORRES, Jose [CUBA].
14. REYES VERGARA, Guillermo [CUBA].
15. ROCHA, Antonio [CUBA].
16. RODRIQUEZ BORGES, Jesus (a.k.a.
RODRIQUEZ BORJES, Jesus) [CUBA].
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of two individuals whose
property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to the
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) (21 U.S.C.
Sections 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. Section 1182).
DATES: The unblocking and removal from the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) of the individuals identified
in this notice whose property and interests in property were blocked
pursuant to the Kingpin Act, is effective on November 19, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign
Assets Control, Washington, DC 20220, Tel: (202) 622-2420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC's Web site at www.treasury.gov/ofac or via
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on demand service at (202) 622-0077.
Background
On December 3, 1999, the Kingpin Act was signed into law by the
President of the United States. The Kingpin Act provides a statutory
framework for the President to impose 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 to the benefits of trade and
transactions involving U.S. persons and entities.
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 consults 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 when designating and
blocking the property or interests in property, subject to U.S.
jurisdiction, of persons or entities 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; and/or (3)
playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking.
On November 19, 2015, the Associate Director of the Office of
Global Targeting removed from the SDN List the individuals listed
below, whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant
to the Kingpin Act:
Individuals
1. HANDAL LARACH, Jose Miguel, San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras; DOB
18 Jan 1941; citizen Honduras; National ID No. 0401-1941-00086
(Honduras) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: AUTO PARTES HANDAL S. DE
R.L. DE C.V.; Linked To: SUPERTIENDAS HANDAL S. DE R.L.; Linked To:
RANCHO LA HERRADURA).
2. URREGO ESCUDERO, Carlos Agustin (a.k.a. BENALCAZAR FURMAN,
Moshe), Colombia; DOB 19 Feb 1976; citizen Colombia; Cedula No.
79928745 (Colombia); Passport AF392658 (Colombia) (individual)
[SDNTK].
Dated: November 19, 2015.
Gregory T. Gatjanis,
Associate Director, Office of Global Targeting, Office of Foreign
Assets Control.
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