September 29, 2026: OFAC makes designations for Iran, Counter-Terror, Counter-Narcotics and Non-Proliferation sanctions


Counter Narcotics, Counter Terrorism, Iran-related, and Non-Proliferation Designations

Treasury Press Release: Treasury Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Leadership and Corruption Networks

State Press Release: Sanctioning Sinaloa Cartel Leaders and Corrupt Enablers in Baja California

Treasury Press Release: Operation Economic Outcast Takes Down Iranian Military Procurement Networks

State Press Release: United States Disrupts Iran’s Proliferation-Sensitive Efforts in Support of UN Restrictions

Additions:

The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

  • OFAC Programs:
    • NPWMD  Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544
    • IFSR  Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561

AHMADY, Ali Fotowat

  • AKA:
    • AHMADI, Ali Fotovat
    • AHMADI, Ali Fotowat
  • Address: Tehran, Iran
  • DOB: 22 Sep 1958
  • POB: Shemiran, Iran
  • Nationality: Iran
  • Alt. Nationality: United States
  • Citizen: United States
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Gender: Male
  • Passport: 642906027 (United States) expires 17 Dec 2028
  • Alt. Passport: F42549387 (Iran) expires 12 Aug 2022
  • National ID No.: 0451991923 (Iran)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: KAVOSHCOM ASIA R AND D GROUP

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Ahmady as the Iran-based director of Kavoshcom Asia R and D Group, and says he has signed correspondence to Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) on Kavoshcom’s behalf. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Kavoshcom.

LALI, Parisa

  • AKA:
    • LAALI, Parisa
    • LA’LI, Parisa
  • Address: Tehran, Iran
  • DOB: 31 Aug 1991
  • POB: Tehran, Iran
  • Nationality: Iran
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Gender: Female
  • Passport: U48889102 (Iran) expires 28 May 2024
  • National ID No.: 0013751425 (Iran)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: KAVOSHCOM ASIA R AND D GROUP

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Lali as an Iran-based Kavoshcom representative who facilitated Kavoshcom’s procurements for HESA. She was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, Kavoshcom.

LI, Fen (Chinese Simplified: 李芬)

  • AKA: "LEE, Kirah"
  • Address: Foshan, Guangdong, China
  • DOB: 23 Apr 1987
  • POB: Xian, China
  • Nationality: China
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Gender: Female
  • National ID No.: 362523198704231627 (China)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: KAVOSHCOM ASIA R AND D GROUP

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Li as a China-based representative of Hong Kong-based EC Mojo Technology Co Limited who attempted to evade sanctions and export controls while providing services in support of Kavoshcom’s procurement efforts. She was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, Kavoshcom.

TABATABAI, Seyyed Asghar Alizadeh

  • AKA: TABATABAEI, Seyed Asghar Alizadeh
  • Address: Beijing, China
  • DOB: 21 Sep 1978
  • Nationality: Iran
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Gender: Male
  • Passport: B65348644 (Iran) expires 01 Oct 2028
  • National ID No.: 1239538677 (Iran)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Tabatabai as a representative in Beijing of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), who coordinates the procurement of finished weapons systems and dual-use components in China on Iran’s behalf. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, MODAFL.

TAJAMMAL, Waseem Pasha

  • Address: Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
  • DOB: 22 Dec 1967
  • POB: Chakwal, Pakistan
  • Nationality: Pakistan
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Gender: Male
  • Passport: AA7550196 (Pakistan) expires 23 May 2027
  • National ID No.: 3740563500191 (Pakistan)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Tajammal as chairman of Cavalier Group, a privately owned defense company with locations in Pakistan and internationally. It says Tajammal and Cavalier Group act as third-party intermediaries for MODAFL, using his professional network to procure and distribute weapons on MODAFL’s behalf. He is majority shareholder and chief executive officer of Pakistan-based Cavalier Dynamics Private Limited, director of Saudi Arabia-based Cavalier Dynamics for Technologies Company, and director and sole shareholder of Turkey-based Cavalier Dynamics Teknoloji Ticaret Anonim Sirketi. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, MODAFL.

  • OFAC Programs:
    • SDGT  Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
    • ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059  Executive Order 14059

BUENROSTRO MARTIN, Rafael

  • Address: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 28 Dec 1982
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: BUMR821228HBCNRF02 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Buenrostro as originally from Mexicali and a former Mexican government official who served as a customs official in Chihuahua and as a legislative advisor to the Baja California state government. It calls him an acquaintance of Carlos Alberto Torres Torres and a close friend of senior Sinaloa Cartel leader Jose Angel Rivera Zazueta, and says he provided political favors and influence to further Rivera Zazueta’s criminal enterprise in exchange for bribes. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

CASTILLO MALDONADO, Lorenzo

  • Address: Mexico
  • DOB: 13 Dec 1975
  • POB: Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: CAML751213HCHSLR08 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury says Castillo works directly for Jorge Luis Mendoza Uriarte ("Guero Chompas") and provides protection for Ismael Zambada Sicairos ("Mayito Flaco"). It says he was serving a life sentence in a Mexican prison when Sinaloa Cartel-linked individuals bribed Mexican officials to secure his release, that he relies on a network of criminal gangs to obtain hitmen, traffic drugs and launder money for the cartel, and that on Mayito Flaco’s orders he has hired hitmen to kill rival cartel members in southern California. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

CHAPOTIN VILLALBA, Diosvany Samuel

  • AKA: PICHON VIDAL, Lazaro
  • Address: Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • DOB: 03 Jan 1978
  • POB: Cuba
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Alt. Nationality: Cuba
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: CAVD780103HNEHLS00 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Chapotin as an associate of Rivera Zazueta involved in trafficking cocaine, methamphetamine and other narcotics, and as a significant money launderer. It says he uses business bank accounts in the United States to deposit bulk cash drug proceeds, and cryptocurrency transactions to transfer the funds back to Mexico, and that he worked with Rivera Zazueta and other Sinaloa Cartel-linked individuals to launder drug proceeds. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, support for the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

FELIX RIVERA, Ilia Elizabeth

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 17 Jun 1984
  • POB: Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Female
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: FERI840617MSLLVL00 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Felix as the romantic partner of Pedro Humberto Martinez Rodriguez ("Gordo Flubber") and a financial facilitator for Los Mayos. It says she uses her Tijuana-based money exchange, Galerias Centro Cambiario, S.A. de C.V. (a.k.a. "Magic Casa de Cambio"), to work with complicit money exchanges in southern California to collect bulk cash narcotics proceeds from the United States, conduct mirror transactions, and transfer the funds back to Mexico, laundering them for Gordo Flubber and Rene Arzate Garcia ("La Rana"). She was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

GASTELUM GARCIA, Hildegardo

  • AKA: "Aldo"
  • Address: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
  • DOB: 29 Oct 1972
  • POB: Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: GAGH721029HSLSRL09 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Gastelum Garcia ("Aldo") as one of Mayito Flaco’s most trusted advisors, a significant narcotics trafficker, and the owner of a Culiacan-based hotel business whose illicit revenue he uses to finance Los Mayos’ war against Los Chapitos. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

HUEZO HERNANDEZ, Franklin Ernesto

  • AKA: "El Ranchero"
  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 13 Dec 1986
  • POB: El Salvador
  • Alt. POB: Chiapas, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Alt. Nationality: El Salvador
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: HUHF861213HCSZRR09 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury identifies Huezo Hernandez ("El Ranchero") as one of the three principal lieutenants of Tijuana plaza bosses Alfonso and Rene Arzate Garcia, responsible for carrying out violence on behalf of La Rana and for managing the production and transportation of dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl, through Tijuana and into the United States. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

MARTINEZ RODRIGUEZ, Pedro Humberto

  • AKA: "Gordo Flubber"
  • Address:
    • Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
    • Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
  • DOB: 02 Mar 1989
  • POB: Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: MARP890302HSLRDD00 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury identifies Martinez Rodriguez ("Gordo Flubber") as one of the three principal lieutenants of Tijuana plaza bosses Alfonso and Rene Arzate Garcia, responsible for carrying out violence on behalf of La Rana and for managing the production and transportation of dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl, through Tijuana and into the United States. It says Ilia Elizabeth Felix Rivera is his romantic partner, and that Omar Guadalupe Ayon Diaz, the former owner of Magic Casa de Cambio and Felix’s former husband (arrested for laundering over $45 million through casas de cambio for the Sinaloa Cartel), was murdered in Tijuana in October 2023 on Gordo Flubber’s orders. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

MENDIVIL GARCIA, Pedro Ariel

  • Address: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 28 May 1972
  • POB: Sonora, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: MEGP720528HSRNRD06 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Mendivil as the former Mexicali Director of Public Security, who has an alliance with Mexicali cartel leader Juan Jose Ponce Felix ("El Ruso"). It says he received bribes from El Ruso in exchange for Sinaloa Cartel control of the Mexicali municipal police, to facilitate drug trafficking and carry out cartel enforcement operations, and that he reportedly made monthly payments to Carlos Alberto Torres Torres to let the cartel operate with relative impunity in the state. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, support for the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

MENDOZA URIARTE, Francisco Javier

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 03 Feb 1984
  • POB: Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: MEUF840203HSLNRR06 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Francisco Mendoza Uriarte as a close associate of Mayito Flaco and brother of Jorge Luis Mendoza Uriarte. It says he previously worked for Ismael Zambada Garcia ("El Mayo"), serving as his secretary, and aligned with Mayito Flaco after El Mayo’s arrest. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

MENDOZA URIARTE, Jorge Luis

  • AKA: "Guero Chompas"
  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 19 Dec 1987
  • POB: Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: MEUJ871219HSLNRR19 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Jorge Luis Mendoza Uriarte ("Guero Chompas") as a close associate of Mayito Flaco and brother of Francisco Javier Mendoza Uriarte. It says he previously worked for El Mayo and controlled territory in Baja California as a cell leader, aligned with Mayito Flaco after El Mayo’s arrest, and is now the head of security for Los Mayos. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 09 Feb 1983
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: MOGM830209HBCRMR02 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Moreno as a Tijuana-based associate of Jesus Gonzalez Lomeli (a high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel money launderer and associate of La Rana, designated by OFAC on September 18, 2025), with a network of security, real estate and entertainment companies that also launder money for the Sinaloa Cartel and La Rana. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, support for the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

TORRES TORRES, Carlos Alberto

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 18 Nov 1975
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: TOTC751118HBCRRR06 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury and State describe Carlos Torres as the ex-husband of the Governor of Baja California and a cartel-linked political operator allied with El Ruso, who uses his political influence to facilitate cartel activities and protect the Sinaloa Cartel from government and law enforcement intervention. Treasury says the State Department revoked his U.S. visa in May 2025 because of his cartel affiliation, and that he reportedly received monthly payments from Mendivil. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, support for the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

TORRES TORRES, Luis Alfonso

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 07 Sep 1960
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: TOTL600907HBCRRS00 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Luis Torres as the brother of Carlos Alberto Torres Torres, who was responsible for taking the bribes paid by Mendivil and laundering the illicit funds through companies and political campaigns. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, support for the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

VERA AYALA, Jeronimo Javier

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 27 Apr 1985
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: VEAJ850427HBCRYR16 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Jeronimo Vera as a business partner of Jesus Gonzalez Lomeli who is involved in drug trafficking and money laundering through their business ventures together. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, support for the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

VERA AYALA, Jorge Mario

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 27 Apr 1985
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: VEAJ850427HBCRYR08 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Jorge Vera as an associate of Jesus Gonzalez Lomeli who works with multiple cartels trafficking narcotics, a central figure and liaison for all cartel activity in Tijuana, and a person known to have laundered money for the Sinaloa Cartel. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, support for the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

VILLELA GOMEZ SANTELICES, Carlos

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 29 Jun 1993
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: VIGC930629HBCLMR08 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Villela as a Tijuana-based associate of Jesus Gonzalez Lomeli with a network of security, real estate and entertainment companies that also launder money for the Sinaloa Cartel and La Rana. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having provided, or attempted to provide, support for the Sinaloa Cartel, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided such support.

YOCUPICIO YOCUPICIO, Jesus Rafael

  • AKA: "El Cabezon"
  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • DOB: 24 Oct 1988
  • POB: Sonora, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: YOYJ881024HSRCCS04 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury identifies Yocupicio Yocupicio ("El Cabezon") as one of the three principal lieutenants of Tijuana plaza bosses Alfonso and Rene Arzate Garcia, responsible for carrying out violence on behalf of La Rana and for managing the production and transportation of dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl, through Tijuana and into the United States. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

ZAMBADA SICAIROS, Ismael

  • AKA:
    • CICAIROS ZAMBADA, Ismael
    • SICAIROS AISPURO, Fernando
    • "Mayito Flaco"
  • Address: Sinaloa, Mexico
  • DOB: 07 Mar 1982
  • POB: Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Alt. POB: Anaheim, California, United States
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Alt. Nationality: United States
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: ZASI820307HSLMCS04 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Zambada Sicairos ("Mayito Flaco"), a dual Mexican-U.S. national born in Anaheim, California in 1982, as the undisputed head of Los Mayos, having risen to fill the leadership void left by the July 2024 arrest of his father, Ismael Zambada Garcia ("El Mayo"). It says he filed a U.S. name change to Fernando Sicairos Aispuro in 2001, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of California in July 2014 on drug trafficking and money laundering charges, and remains a fugitive in Mexico. Treasury says he retains command and control over Los Mayos and directs its criminal activities, including drug trafficking, murder, extortion, corruption and kidnapping. He was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

  • OFAC Programs:
    • SDGT  Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
    • ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059  Executive Order 14059

BAJA FIXER GROUP, S.A. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 21 Dec 2023
  • Organization Type: Real estate activities with own or leased property
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2024074861 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in the network of Marco Antonio Moreno Gomez Santelices, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

CODESUAM, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 22 Jun 2017
  • Organization Type: Manufacture of industrial, electric and electronic machinery
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2017056810 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: VERA AYALA, Jeronimo Javier

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Jeronimo Vera, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Jeronimo Vera.

CONCIERTOS Y ESPECTACULOS INHOUSE S.A.P.I. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 25 Jan 2023
  • Organization Type: Creative, arts and entertainment activities
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2023100920 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

DISTRIBUIDORA Y COMERCIALIZADORA ATAF

  • AKA: DISTRIBUIDORA Y COMERCIALIZADORA ATAF S.A.S.
  • Address: Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 20 Apr 2022
  • Organization Type: Wholesale and retail trade
  • Company Number: SAS2022499192 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: TORRES TORRES, Luis Alfonso

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Luis Torres, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Luis Torres.

EDIFIKA DESARROLLOS BAJA, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 01 Jul 2016
  • Organization Type: Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2016019967 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: TORRES TORRES, Luis Alfonso

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Luis Torres, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Luis Torres.

FESTIVALES ARTISTAS MOBILIARIO ASESORIA, S.A. DE C.V.

  • AKA: PROMOCIONES CHF DE BAJA CALIFORNIA, S.A. DE C.V.
  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 19 Feb 2021
  • Organization Type: Creative, arts and entertainment activities
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2021012223 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

GALERIAS CENTRO CAMBIARIO, S.A. DE C.V.

  • AKA: MAGIC CASA DE CAMBIO
  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 01 Nov 2011
  • Organization Type: Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c.
  • Folio Mercantil No.: 33511 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: FELIX RIVERA, Ilia Elizabeth

Supplemental Information: Treasury says the Tijuana-based money exchange (Magic Casa de Cambio) is used by Ilia Elizabeth Felix Rivera to work with complicit money exchanges in southern California to collect bulk cash narcotics proceeds, conduct mirror transactions and transfer the funds back to Mexico. It says the exchange has a long history of ties to the Sinaloa Cartel: its previous owner, Felix’s former husband Omar Guadalupe Ayon Diaz, was arrested for laundering over $45 million through casas de cambio for the cartel. It was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Felix.

GRUPO BAJA FIRME, S.A. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 18 Dec 2020
  • Organization Type: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2021045875 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: VERA AYALA, Jeronimo Javier

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Jeronimo Vera, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Jeronimo Vera.

GRUPO GASOLINERO NUEVA ESPERANZA, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 03 Mar 2006
  • Organization Type: Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
  • Folio Mercantil No.: 34113 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MENDIVIL GARCIA, Pedro Ariel

Supplemental Information: Treasury designated the company pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Mendivil.

HOLISTIC WELLWAVES S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 24 Jun 2019
  • Organization Type: Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2020009462 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

INTELIPROOF EFFICIENT, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Website: iesecurity.com.mx
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 19 Oct 2020
  • Organization Type: Private security activities
  • R.F.C.: IEF201019BY7 (Mexico)
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2020075511 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

LTHINGS MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 16 Jun 2023
  • Organization Type: Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2024010343 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: VERA AYALA, Jeronimo Javier

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Jeronimo Vera, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Jeronimo Vera.

MIA CENTRO CAMBIARIO, S.A. DE C.V.

  • Address: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 15 Nov 2011
  • Organization Type: Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c.
  • Folio Mercantil No.: 38102 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: RIVERA ZAZUETA, Jose Angel

Supplemental Information: Treasury says Rivera Zazueta owns this Mexicali money exchange ("Mia") and uses it to launder money for the Sinaloa Cartel. It was designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Rivera Zazueta.

PRIVATE EQUITY BAJA S.A.P.I. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 20 Oct 2021
  • Organization Type: Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c.
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2021082072 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

PRIVATE EQUITY BURSATIL, S.A. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 22 Jul 2022
  • Organization Type: Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c.
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2022069640 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

PROYECTO ALERTA VERDE, S.A.P.I. DE C.V.

  • Address: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 15 Feb 2018
  • Organization Type: Private security activities
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

PUBLICIDAD E IMAGEN INTEGRAL ENLA-C, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 06 May 2024
  • Organization Type: Advertising
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2024040377 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: BUENROSTRO MARTIN, Rafael

Supplemental Information: Treasury designated the company pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Buenrostro.

RAES RESTAURANTE S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 04 Mar 2015
  • Organization Type: Other amusement and recreation activities
  • Folio Mercantil No.: 38467 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: TORRES TORRES, Luis Alfonso

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Luis Torres, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Luis Torres.

RIVOS SERVICIOS, S.A. DE C.V.

  • Address: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 05 Mar 2015
  • Organization Type: Other transportation support activities
  • Folio Mercantil No.: 84179 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: RIVERA ZAZUETA, Jose Angel

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes the company ("Rivos") as a transportation company owned by Rivera Zazueta, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Rivera Zazueta.

SERVICIOS HOTELEROS GASTELUM, S.A. DE C.V.

  • Address: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 03 Apr 2003
  • Organization Type: Short term accommodation activities
  • Folio Mercantil No.: 180 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: GASTELUM GARCIA, Hildegardo

Supplemental Information: Treasury designated the company pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Gastelum Garcia ("Aldo"), whom it describes as the owner of a Culiacan-based hotel business.

THE WOODS BAR, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 18 Nov 2020
  • Organization Type: Restaurants and mobile food service activities
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2021008881 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: TORRES TORRES, Luis Alfonso

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Luis Torres, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Luis Torres.

VIDA ORGANICA TIJUANA, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 09 Nov 2020
  • Organization Type: Transportation and storage
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2020074577 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: TORRES TORRES, Luis Alfonso

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Luis Torres, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Luis Torres.

VIDEOVIGILANCIA COLABORATIVA, S.A.P.I. DE C.V.

  • Address: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 07 Nov 2018
  • Organization Type: Private security activities
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2019000914 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network (spelling it "Videovigilancia Colabirativa" in its release), and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

WERMAK PUBLIRED, S.A. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 12 Jun 2023
  • Organization Type: Creative, arts and entertainment activities
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2023089074 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: MORENO GOMEZ SANTELICES, Marco Antonio

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses in Moreno’s network, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Moreno.

XOLO GAS DE BAJA CALIFORNIA, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

  • Address: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 19 Aug 2024
  • Organization Type: Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores
  • Folio Mercantil No.: N-2024079165 (Mexico)
  • Linked to: VERA AYALA, Jeronimo Javier

Supplemental Information: Treasury names the company among the businesses of Jeronimo Vera, and designated it pursuant to E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Jeronimo Vera.

  • OFAC Programs:
    • NPWMD  Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544
    • IFSR  Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561

CAVALIER DYNAMICS FOR TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY

  • AKA: CAVALIER DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
  • Address: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Organization Established Date: 03 Mar 2025
  • Company Number: 7049238244 (Saudi Arabia)
  • Registration Number: 1009205388 (Saudi Arabia)
  • Linked to: TAJAMMAL, Waseem Pasha

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes the Saudi Arabia-based company as wholly owned by Cavalier Dynamics Private Limited, with Tajammal serving as its director, and says OFAC took action against it in coordination with Saudi government partners. It was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Tajammal.

CAVALIER DYNAMICS PRIVATE LIMITED

  • Address: Plot 101-103, Humak Industrial Area, Sihala Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Organization Established Date: 24 Nov 2021
  • Registration Number: 0188815 (Pakistan)
  • Linked to: TAJAMMAL, Waseem Pasha

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes the Pakistan-based company as one in which Tajammal is majority shareholder and chief executive officer, and as the sole owner of Cavalier Dynamics for Technologies Company. It was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Tajammal.

CAVALIER DYNAMICS TEKNOLOJI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI (Latin: CAVALIER DYNAMICS TEKNOLOJI TICARET ANONIM ŞIRKETI)

  • Address: Block No: 2, Aos 55th Street, 42 Maslak Neighborhood A Door No: 25, Maslak, Sariyer, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Organization Established Date: 18 Jun 2025
  • Company Number: 0203089983700001 (Turkey)
  • Chamber of Commerce Number: 1587488 (Turkey)
  • Registration Number: 1086476 (Turkey)
  • Linked to: TAJAMMAL, Waseem Pasha

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes the Turkey-based company as one in which Tajammal is director and sole shareholder. It was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Tajammal.

EC MOJO TECHNOLOGY CO LIMITED (Chinese Traditional: 昴雋電訊有限公司)

  • AKA:
    • CHENGZI TRADING CO LTD
    • SUNRISE ELECTRONICS CO LTD
  • Address: Rm 811, Beverley Commercial Centre, 87-105 Chatham Rd S, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Organization Established Date: 11 Jun 2019
  • Company Number: 2839430 (Hong Kong)
  • Business Registration Number: 70820781 (Hong Kong)
  • Linked to: KAVOSHCOM ASIA R AND D GROUP

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes the Hong Kong-based company as having provided electronic components in support of Kavoshcom’s procurement efforts, with China-based EC Mojo representative Li Fen attempting to evade sanctions and export controls. It was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, Kavoshcom.

KAVOSHCOM ASIA R AND D GROUP

  • AKA: KAVOSHCOM R AND D GROUP
  • Address:
    • No. 22, 4th Alley, Qanbarzadeh Street, Shahid Beheshti Street, Tehran, Iran
    • No. 281, Mottahari Ave, Tehran 1586717911, Iran
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Organization Established Date: 25 May 2005
  • National ID No.: 10102875382 (Iran)
  • Chamber of Commerce Number: 117710 (Iran)
  • Registration Number: 246906 (Iran)
  • Linked to: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS

Supplemental Information: Treasury says the Iran-based company procured electronics, including connectors, for HESA (a MODAFL subordinate that specializes in UAVs and military aircraft), and supplied electronics to Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG), a subordinate of MODAFL’s Aerospace Industries Organization responsible for Iran’s solid-fueled ballistic missile program. HESA was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 on September 17, 2008, and the Aerospace Industries Organization and SBIG are listed in the Annex to E.O. 13382. Kavoshcom was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, MODAFL.

Amendments:

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

  • OFAC Programs:
    • SDGT  Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
    • ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059  Executive Order 14059

ARZATE GARCIA, Alfonso

  • AKA: "AQUILES"
  • Address: Mexico
  • DOB: 02 Dec 1973
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: AAGA731202HBCRRL05 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury says Alfonso Arzate Garcia ("Aquiles") and his brother Rene ("La Rana"), previously designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 on August 9, 2023, have jointly controlled the Tijuana plaza for the last decade and a half through violence, strategic alliances and deep local influence, including political and police corruption. A federal grand jury in the Southern District of California indicted both in July 2014 on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. In February 2026, the Department of Justice and State Department Narcotics Rewards Program announced the unsealing of a superseding narcoterrorism indictment against La Rana, along with rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Aquiles and La Rana; State says the program continues to offer those rewards. He was re-designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Secondary sanctions risk
    • Added: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Field Name: Program Tags
    • Added: SDGT
  • Field Name: Linked To
    • Added: SINALOA CARTEL

ARZATE GARCIA, Rene

  • AKA: "LA RANA"
  • Address: Mexico
  • DOB: 11 Jun 1983
  • POB: Baja California, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: AAGR830611HBCRRN02 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury says Rene Arzate Garcia ("La Rana") and his brother Alfonso ("Aquiles"), previously designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 on August 9, 2023, have jointly controlled the Tijuana plaza for the last decade and a half through violence, strategic alliances and deep local influence, including political and police corruption. A federal grand jury in the Southern District of California indicted both in July 2014 on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. In February 2026, the Department of Justice and State Department Narcotics Rewards Program announced the unsealing of a superseding narcoterrorism indictment against La Rana, along with rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Aquiles and La Rana; State says the program continues to offer those rewards. He was re-designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Secondary sanctions risk
    • Added: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Field Name: Program Tags
    • Added: SDGT
  • Field Name: Linked To
    • Added: SINALOA CARTEL

RIVERA ZAZUETA, Jose Angel

  • AKA:
    • RIVERA SALAS, Miguel Angel
    • "El Flaco"
  • Address: Mexico
  • DOB: 15 Aug 1987
  • Alt. DOB: 15 Dec 1987
  • POB: Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Alt. POB: Estado de Mexico, Mexico
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Citizen: Mexico
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • C.U.R.P.: RIZA870815HSLVZN00 (Mexico)
  • Alt. C.U.R.P.: RISM871215HMCVLG00 (Mexico)
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: SINALOA CARTEL

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Rivera Zazueta as a senior Sinaloa Cartel leader, previously designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 on January 30, 2023, and a close friend of Rafael Buenrostro Martin, who it says provided political favors and influence to further Rivera Zazueta’s criminal enterprise in exchange for bribes. It says he owns the Mexicali money exchange Mia Centro Cambiario, S.A. de C.V., which he uses to launder money for the cartel, and the transportation company Rivos Servicios, S.A. de C.V. He was re-designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: AKA
    • Added: "El Flaco"
  • Field Name: Alt. POB
    • Added: Estado de Mexico, Mexico
  • Field Name: Secondary sanctions risk
    • Added: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Field Name: Program Tags
    • Added: SDGT
  • Field Name: Linked To
    • Added: SINALOA CARTEL

  • OFAC Programs:
    • IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO  Executive Order 13949
    • RUSSIA-EO14024  Executive Order 14024

JOINT STOCK COMPANY EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN BUREAU NAMED AFTER A.S. YAKOVLEV

  • AKA:
    • JOINT STOCK COMPANY OKB NAMED AFTER A.S. YAKOVLEV
    • JOINT-STOCK COMPANY A.S. YAKOVLEV DESIGN BUREAU
    • JSC A.S. YAKOVLEV DB
    • OJSC OPYTNOKONSTRUKTORSKOYE BYURO IM. A.S. YAKOVLEVA
  • Address: 68 Leningradsky Ave, Moscow 125315, Russia
  • Secondary sanctions risk: See Section 11 of Executive Order 14024.
  • Organization Established Date: 31 Aug 1993
  • Tax ID No.: 7714039849 (Russia)
  • Registration Number: 1027739252298 (Russia)
  • Linked to: PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY YAKOVLEV

Supplemental Information: State describes Yakovlev as a Russia-based aircraft manufacturer that develops and produces the Yak-130 advanced trainer fighter jet. It says Russia first delivered several Yak-130 aircraft to Iran in late 2023, and that in November and December 2025 Russia delivered additional Yak-130-related equipment to Iran from a manufacturing facility in Irkutsk associated with Yakovlev (the November shipment aboard a U.S.-sanctioned Russian aircraft). State says Russia has now delivered nearly all of the 24 Yak-130 aircraft reportedly contracted. Yakovlev was previously designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 on May 19, 2023, and is now designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13949 for having engaged, or attempted to engage, in any activity that materially contributes to, or poses a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of arms or related materiel or items intended for military end-uses or military end-users by the Government of Iran or paramilitary organizations it supports.

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Program Tags
    • Added: IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO

MG-FLOT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

  • AKA:
    • MG-FLOT LLC (Cyrillic: OOO МГФЛОТ)
    • MG-FLOT OOO
    • TRANSMORFLOT LLC
    • TRANSMORFLOT SHIPPING COMPANY
    • TRANSMORPORT OOO
  • Address:
    • House 18 D Premise 1, Lenina Street, Akhtynskiy District, Republic of Dagestan 368730, Russia
    • ul. Chkalova, D. 27, Olya, Astrakhan Oblast 416425, Russia
  • Secondary sanctions risk: See Section 11 of Executive Order 14024.
  • Organization Established Date: 17 Feb 2005
  • Tax ID No.: 3017041900 (Russia)
  • Identification Number: IMO 6330601
  • Alt. Identification Number: IMO 6016988
  • Government Gazette Number: 75191644 (Russia)
  • Business Registration Number: 1053001124483 (Russia)

Supplemental Information: State describes MG-FLOT as a Russia-based shipping company whose vessels transport weapons for the Russian government. It says MG-FLOT vessels were involved in the 2024 transfer of close-range ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia, and that in late 2025 Iran delivered air defense vehicles and related materiel to Russia aboard the Russian-flagged roll-on roll-off motor vessel Kompozitor Rakhmaninov, which State identifies as blocked property of MG-FLOT. TransMorFlot LLC, previously designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 on May 8, 2022, changed its name to MG-FLOT on June 27, 2022. MG-FLOT is now designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13949 for having engaged, or attempted to engage, in any activity that materially contributes to, or poses a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of arms or related materiel or items intended for military end-uses or military end-users by the Government of Iran or paramilitary organizations it supports.

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Program Tags
    • Added: IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO

  • OFAC Programs:
    • IFSR  Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561
    • IRAN-EO13902  Executive Order 13902
    • IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO  Executive Order 13949

SAHA AIRLINES

  • AKA:
    • ARMED FORCES AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE
    • SAHA AIRLINES PJSC
    • SERVICE ERTEBAATAAT-E HAVAAEE ARTESH
  • Address: Tehran, Iran
  • Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
  • Organization Established Date: 01 Jan 1989
  • Organization Type: Passenger air transport
  • Alt. Organization Type: Freight air transport
  • Registration Number: 6327 (Iran)

Supplemental Information: State describes Saha Airlines as an Iran-based airline affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force that has been involved in efforts by Iran to transport arms and related materiel. It was previously designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 (State dates that designation September 8, 2026) and is now designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13949 for having engaged, or attempted to engage, in any activity that materially contributes to, or poses a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of arms or related materiel or items intended for military end-uses or military end-users by the Government of Iran or paramilitary organizations it supports.

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Program Tags
    • Added: IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO

Press Chart:

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