[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 225 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70409-70410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27649]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Unblocking of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers Pursuant 
to Executive Order 12978

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``OFAC'') is publishing the names of 21 individuals whose property and 
interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 
12978 of October 21, 1995, Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions 
With Significant Narcotics Traffickers.

DATES: The unblocking and removal from the list of Specially Designated 
Narcotics Traffickers of 21 individuals identified in this notice whose 
property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to Executive 
Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, is effective on November 13, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance 
Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 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 from OFAC's Web site (http://www.treas.gov/ofac) or via 
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: (202) 622-
0077.

Background

    On October 21, 1995, the President, invoking the authority, inter 
alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701-1706), issued Executive Order 12978 (60 FR 54579, October 24, 
1995) (the ``Order''). In the Order, the President declared a national 
emergency to deal with the threat posed by significant foreign 
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia and the harm that they cause 
in the United States and abroad.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in the United States, or 
that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter 
come within the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) 
The persons listed in an Annex to the Order; (2) any foreign person 
determined by the Secretary of Treasury, in consultation with the 
Attorney General and Secretary of State: (a) To play a significant role 
in international narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia; or (b) to 
materially assist in, or provide financial or technological support for 
or goods or services in support of, the narcotics trafficking 
activities of persons designated in or pursuant to this order; and (3) 
persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to be owned or 
controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of, persons designated 
pursuant to this Order.
    On November 13, 2008, the Director of OFAC removed from the list of 
Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers 21 individuals listed below, 
whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to the 
Order.
    The listing of the unblocked individuals follows:
1. AGUAS LOZADA, Rafael, c/o COSMEPOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/o DROGAS LA 
REBAJA BOGOTA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o LABORATORIOS BLAIMAR DE 
COLOMBIA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; DOB 6 Feb 1967; Cedula No. 11385426 
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
2. CHACON PACHON, Rodolfo, c/o DISTRIBUIDORA DE DROGAS CONDOR S.A., 
Bogota, Colombia; c/o COSMEPOP, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 23 Feb 1970; 
Cedula No. 79538033 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
3. CUECA VILLARAGA, Miguel Antonio, c/o ADMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
FARMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/o LABORATORIOS KRESSFOR DE COLOMBIA 
S.A., Bogota, Colombia; Cedula No. 11386978 (Colombia) (individual) 
[SDNT]
4. DUQUE MARTINEZ, Carmen Lucia, c/o COMEDICAMENTOS S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o GLAJAN S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o PATENTES MARCAS Y 
REGISTROS S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o FOGENSA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; 
DOB 16 Jul 1966; Cedula No. 51988916 (Colombia); Passport 51988916 
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
5. ESPITIA PERILLA, Ruben Nowerfaby, c/o ADMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/
o DROMARCA Y CIA. S.C.S., Bogota, Colombia; c/o LABORATORIOS KRESSFOR 
DE COLOMBIA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; Cedula No. 79280623 (Colombia) 
(individual) [SDNT]
6. FONSECA DELGADO, Luis Jairo, c/o DROCARD S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
FARMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/o GENERICOS ESPECIALES S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; DOB 12 Aug 1962; Cedula No. 19493765 (Colombia); Passport 
19493765 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
7. FRANCO BELTRAN, Luis Fernando, c/o DROCARD S.A., Bogota, Colombia; 
c/o FARMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 12 Aug 1953; Cedula No. 230809 
(Colombia); Passport 230809 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
8. GONZALEZ ALARCON, Sandra Judith, c/o CODISA, Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
FARMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 7 Jul 1970; Cedula No. 52551222 
(Colombia); Passport 52551222 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
9. JIMENEZ MARIN, William Edison, c/o CODISA, Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
ESPIBENA S.A., Quito, Ecuador; c/o LABORATORIOS KRESSFOR DE COLOMBIA 
S.A., Bogota, Colombia; Cedula No. 19415821 (Colombia); Passport 
19415821 (Colombia); RUC  1720269099 (Ecuador) (individual) 
[SDNT]
10. LARA SANCHEZ, Giovanni Mauricio, c/o BONOMERCAD S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o DECAFARMA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o FARMACOOP, Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o INTERFARMA S.A., San Jose, Costa Rica; c/o JOMAGA DE 
COSTA RICA S.A., San Jose, Costa Rica; c/o PATENTES MARCAS Y REGISTROS 
S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o PENTACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 20 Jan 
1971; Cedula No. 79504253 (Colombia); Passport 79504253 (Colombia) 
(individual) [SDNT]
11. MEJIA ARISTIZABAL, Carlos Alberto, c/o ADMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; 
c/o CODISA, Bogota, Colombia; c/o DROCARD S.A., Bogota, Colombia; DOB 
17 Jun

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1957; Cedula No. 10162459 (Colombia); Passport 10162459 (Colombia) 
(individual) [SDNT]
12. NEGRETE AYALA, Nubis del Carmen, c/o FARMA 3.000 LIMITADA, 
Barranquilla, Colombia; DOB 15 Jan 1966; Cedula No. 26174837 
(Colombia); Passport 26174837 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
13. PRIETO, Dioselina (a.k.a. PRIETO, Diocelina), Carrera 12 No. 2-81, 
Bogota, Colombia; c/o COMEDICAMENTOS S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
DISTRIBUIDORA AGROPECUARIA COLOMBIANA S.A., Cali, Colombia; c/o GLAJAN 
S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES BOMBAY S.A., Bogota, Colombia; 
c/o FOGENSA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o SHARVET S.A., Bogota, Colombia; 
DOB 3 Dec 1956; Cedula No. 41760201 (Colombia); Passport 41760201 
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
14. RIVEROS TRIANA, Raul, c/o COMEDICAMENTOS S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/
o DECAFARMA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o FARMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/
o PATENTES MARCAS Y REGISTROS S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o SHARPER S.A., 
Bogota, Colombia; c/o BONOMERCAD S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o FOGENSA 
S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o GENERICOS ESPECIALES S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES BOMBAY S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o SHARVET 
S.A., Bogota, Colombia; DOB 13 May 1951; Cedula No. 3252672 (Colombia); 
Passport 3252672 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
15. ROMERO PENAGOS, Cesar Augusto, c/o CODISA, Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
FARMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 20 Jan 1972; Cedula No. 791384496 
(Colombia); Passport 791384496 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
16. ROZO VARON, Luis Carlos, c/o LABORATORIOS GENERICOS VETERINARIOS, 
Bogota, Colombia; c/o BLANCO PHARMA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
FARMATODO S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o LABORATORIOS KRESSFOR, Bogota, 
Colombia; DOB 11 Apr 1959; Cedula No. 5838525 (Colombia); Passport 
AF101921 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
17. SANABRIA NINO, Alexander, c/o CAJA SOLIDARIA, Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
COSMEPOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/o SERVICIOS FUTURA LIMITADA, Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o SERVICIOS LOGISTICOS Y MARKETING LTDA., Bogota, Colombia; 
DOB 12 Jul 1967; Cedula No. 79420501 (Colombia); Passport 79420501 
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
18. SOSSA RIOS, Diego Alberto (a.k.a. SOSA RIOS, Diego Alberto), Calle 
46 No. 13-56 of. 111, Bogota, Colombia; c/o BONOMERCAD S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o DECAFARMA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o FARMACOOP, Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o PENTAPHARMA DE COLOMBIA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
SHARPER S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o COMEDICAMENTOS S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o GLAJAN S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o DISTRIBUIDORA 
AGROPECUARIA COLOMBIANA S.A., Cali, Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES BOMBAY 
S.A., Bogota, Colombia; Cedula No. 71665932 (Colombia) (individual) 
[SDNT]
19. SOTO PACHECO, Armando, c/o FARMA 3.000 LIMITADA, Barranquilla, 
Colombia; DOB 21 Sep 1966; Cedula No. 10124018 (Colombia); Passport 
10124018 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
20. VALLEJO BAYONA, Diego, c/o ADMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
COMEDICAMENTOS S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o LABORATORIOS KRESSFOR DE 
COLOMBIA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o LABORATORIOS PROFARMA LTDA., 
Bogota, Colombia; c/o MATERIAS PRIMAS Y SUMINISTROS S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; Cedula No. 19285053 (Colombia); Passport 19285053 (Colombia) 
(individual) [SDNT]
21. VARGAS CANTOR, Horacio, c/o DROCARD S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
FARMACOOP, Bogota, Colombia; c/o FOGENSA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o 
GENERICOS ESPECIALES S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o SHARVET S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; DOB 30 Dec 1960; Cedula No. 79201297 (Colombia); Passport 
79201297 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]

    Dated: November 13, 2008.
Barbara C. Hammerle,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. E8-27649 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
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