[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 56619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22478]


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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 eight individuals 
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).

DATES: The designation by the Director of OFAC of the eight individuals 
identified in this notice pursuant to section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act 
is effective on September 16, 2014.

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 September 16, 2014, the Director of OFAC designated the 
following eight individuals whose property and interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act.

    1. GONZALEZ VASQUEZ, Julian Andrey (a.k.a. ``BARNY''); DOB 31 
Jan 1979; POB La Merced, Caldas, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula 
No. 8125194 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
    2. HERNANDEZ GRISALES, Jesus David (a.k.a. ``CHAPARRO''); DOB 25 
Nov 1975; POB Medellin, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula No. 
98658284 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
    3. MEDINA CARDONA, Rubiel (a.k.a. ``MONO AMALFI''); DOB 17 Oct 
1979; POB Marquetalia, Caldas, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula 
No. 75004020 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
    4. MESA VALLEJO, Juan Carlos (a.k.a. ``CARLOS CHATAS''; a.k.a. 
``TOM''); DOB 08 Dec 1967; POB Bello, Antioquia, Colombia; citizen 
Colombia; Cedula No. 71698071 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
    5. MUNOZ AGUDELO, Diego Alberto (a.k.a. ``DIEGO CHAMIZO''); DOB 
16 May 1969; POB Medellin, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula No. 
98547065 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
    6. RAMIREZ GARCIA, Freyner Alfonso (a.k.a. ``CARLOS PESEBRE''); 
DOB 13 May 1973; POB Medellin, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula 
No. 71737758 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
    7. RIOS LOPEZ, Didier de Jesus (a.k.a. ``TUTO''); DOB 18 Jun 
1974; POB Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula No. 
98622424 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].
    8. ROJAS, Edinson Rodolfo (a.k.a. ``PICHI''); DOB 26 Sep 1973; 
POB Medellin, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula No. 98593559 
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].

    Dated: September 16, 2014.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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