Counter Terrorism Designation Update

State Department Press Release: Terrorist Designations of Clan del Golfo

Amendments:

Specially Designated Nationals List Update

The following changes have been made to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Programs:

• [SDNTK] Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 536
• [FTO] Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 597
• [SDGT] Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
• [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] Executive Order 14059 – Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade

CLAN DEL GOLFO

• AKA:
  • BANDA CRIMINAL DE URABA
  • CLAN USUGA
  • GULF CLAN
  • LOS AUTODEFENSAS GAITANISTAS DE COLOMBIA
  • LOS URABENOS
  • LOS URABEÑOS
• Address: Colombia
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Type: Transnational Terrorist Group
• Target Type: Criminal Organization

Supplemental Information: The U.S. Department of State has designated the Clan del Golfo (CDG) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). This designation targets CDG for its involvement in terrorism and its threat to U.S. national security, adding to its previous designations for narcotics trafficking.

List of Changes:

• Field Name: Program
  • Added: FTO
  • Added: SDGT
• Field Name: Secondary sanctions risk
  • Added: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Field Name: Organization Type
  • Added: Transnational Terrorist Group
• Field Name: Target Type
  • Added: Criminal Organization