Counter Narcotics Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations and Designation Update
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Source:US Treasury OFAC (U.S. Treasury, public domain)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several new additions to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. The updates involve sanctions targeting narcotics trafficking and terrorism, specifically under the authority of Executive Order 14059 and Executive Order 13224.
The new designations include Brazilian nationals Victor Henrique De Oliveira Shimada and Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira, both of whom are linked to the criminal organization Primeiro Comando da Capital. Several companies have also been sanctioned in connection with De Oliveira Shimada, including the Portuguese transportation firm Avenidas Flutuantes Unipessoal LDA, the Brazilian financial entity Pixwave Solucoes de Pagamentos Ltda, Victory Trading Intermediacao de Negocios Cobrancas e Tecnologia Ltda, and Wave Construcoes Inteligentes Ltda. Additionally, the Ecuadorian criminal group Chone Killers was designated as both a terrorist and narcotics-related entity.
The Treasury also updated the listing for ISIL Khorasan, a transnational terrorist group operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The update specifically identifies several Monero (XMR) and TRON (TRX) digital currency addresses associated with the group's activities.
All newly designated individuals and entities are subject to secondary sanctions risks under the amended Executive Order 13224.
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