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Counter Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions

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To whom do these sanctions regulations apply?
		All U.S. persons and entities (companies, non-profit groups, government agencies, etc.) wherever located.

	What related guidance does OFAC have on these sanctions?
	Sanctions Brochures
		Overview of Sanctions
		Overview of Sanctions (text)
	Forms
		Application for the Release of Blocked Funds
	Sanctions Guidance
		Licensing Policy Regarding Transactions With Three Colombian Entities Designated Pursuant To E.O. 12978
		Licensing Policy Regarding Transactions with Six Colombian Entities Designated Pursuant to EO 12978
		OFAC Licensing Policy Regarding Two Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker Entities Designated Pursuant to EO 12978
	Impact Reports
		Impact Report on Economic Sanctions Against Colombian Drug Cartels (05-04-2007)
	General Licenses
		None
	Interpretative Guidance
		Index of Interpretative Guidance
	Guidance on OFAC Licensing Policy
		Guidance on the Release of Limited Amounts of Blocked Funds for Payment of Legal Fees and Costs Incurred in Challenging the Blocking of U.S. Persons in Administrative or Civil Proceedings.
		Guidance On Entities Owned By Persons Whose Property And Interests In Property Are Blocked

What other information can OFAC make available on these sanctions?
	Charts on Organizational Structures and Financial Networks
		2002	^Top

		Arellano Felix Organization	January, 2002
		Manuel Aguirre Galindo Network	January, 2002
		North Valle Cartel	October, 2002

		2003

		Chart on Cali Cartel Business Structure	February, 2003
		Chart on Cali Cartel Fronts International Network	October, 2003
		Chart on Cali Cartel Fronts and Financial Cooperatives	March, 2003
		Joaquin Mario & Guillermo Valencia Trujillo Busines Structure	March, 2003

		2004

		United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)	February, 2004
		Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)	February, 2004
		Cali Cartel Financial Network	September, 2004
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	October, 2004
		Arellano Felix Organization Chart	November, 2004

		2005

		Arellano Felix Organization Chart	January, 2005
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	March, 2005
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	May, 2005
		Arellano Felix Organization Chart	August, 2005
		Wei Hsueh Kang Financial Network	November, 2005
		VARELA Drug Trafficking Organization	November, 2005
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	November, 2005

		2006

		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	June, 2006
		Arellano Felix Organization Chart	July, 2006
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	August, 2006
		Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)	September, 2006
		Arellano Felix Organization Chart	September, 2006
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	October, 2006
		Beto RENTERIA Drug Trafficking Organization - North Valle Drug Cartel	October, 2006
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	November, 2006

		2007

		Ochoa Vasco Criminal Network	March, 2007
		Ochoa Vasco Financial Network	March, 2007
		Zambada Garcia Financial Network	May, 2007
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	August, 2007
		New Principal Narcotics Traffickers	August, 2007
		North Valle Drug Cartel Financial Network	October, 2007
		Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)	November, 2007
		Shahbaz Khan Financial Network	November, 2007
		Blanca Cazares Financial Network	December, 2007

		2008

		Farc 27th Front Financial Flow	January, 2008
		Jimenez Naranjo Financial Network	February, 2008
		Renteria Mantilla Organization	April, 2008
		Farc 27th Front Financial Flow	April, 2008
		North Valle Cartel Financial Network	May, 2008
		Farc 1st Front Material Support Network	July, 2008
		Rigoberto Gaxiola Medina Financial Network	August, 2008
		Jimenez Naranjo Organization	August, 2008
		Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)	September, 2008
		Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)	September, 2008
		Amezcua Contreras Organization	October, 2008
		United Wa State Army Financial Network	November, 2008

Civil Penalties Chart

	What related guidance does OFAC have on its enforcement policies?
	Does OFAC publish Enforcement Guidelines?
		OFAC Enforcement Guidelines
	What is your OFAC Risk?
		OFAC Risk Matrices (for financial institutions as of June 2005)
		OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Charitable Sector as of March 2007)
		OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Securities Sector as of November 2008)
	How do I manage my OFAC risk as compared to Bank Secrecy Act expectations?
		BSA/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual - Office of Foreign Assets Control (July 2006)
	How do OFAC's actions and expectations intersect with the bank regulators?
		Memoranda of Understanding between OFAC and bank regulators
	Notice of new OFAC Civil Penalties Interim Policy
		Civil Penalties - Revised Interim Policy (October. 28, 2008)
		Civil Penalties - Interim Policy (Nov. 27, 2007)


	What laws, rules and regulations provide the legal framework for the sanctions?
	Executive Orders
		12978 (October 24, 1995)
	Statutes
		IEEPA, 50 USC Sec 1701
		Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, 21 USC Sec. 1901
		Criminal Code, 18 USC Sec 1001
		Criminal Code, 18 USC Sec. 3571
	Code of Federal Regulations
		31 CFR Part 536 (Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations)
		31 CFR Part 598 (Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations)
	Federal Register Notices
		71 FR 29251-06 - Revisions to IEEPA made by the Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2005

Legal Disclaimer:

This web page is explanatory only and does not have the force of law. Executive Order 12978, and its implementing Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR Part 536), contain the legally binding provisions governing sanctions against narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia. The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act contains the legally binding provisions governing the sanctions against significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations. This document does not supplement or modify Executive Order 12978, 31 CFR Part 536, or the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.