E9-30215. Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

AGENCY:

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) is publishing the name of three individuals and four entities 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 three individuals and four entities identified in this notice pursuant to section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act is effective on December 15, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Assistant Director, Compliance Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC's Web site (http://www.treas.gov/​ofac) or via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: [phone].

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 President to impose 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 consults 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 when designating and blocking 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 December 15, 2009, OFAC designated three individuals and four entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

The list of additional designees is as follows:

Individuals

1. CONTRERAS NOVOA, Hector, Avenida Chapalita No. 1015, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; DOB 16 Sep 1968; C.U.R.P. CONH680916HJCNVC05 (Mexico); Passport 03140180849 (Mexico); (INDIVIDUAL) [SDNTK].

2. REYES GARZA, Agustin (a.k.a. “Don Pilo”); c/o ESTETIC CARR DE OCCIDENTE, S.A. DE C.V., Guadalajara, Mexico; c/o ESTETICA CAR WASH S.A. DE C.V., Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; Calle Violetas No. 371, Colonia Las Bodegas, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; DOB 21 Aug 1957; POB Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; (INDIVIDUAL) [SDNTK].

3. TARAZONA ENCISO, Nestor Alonso, c/o AGROPECUARIA LA CRUZ S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o CRIADERO LAS CABANAS LTDA., Bogota, Colombia; Calle 137 No. 52-37, Rincon Iberia, Bogota, Colombia; San Martin, Meta, Colombia; DOB 13 Jun 1965; Cedula No. 79344969 (Colombia); (INDIVIDUAL) [SDNTK].

Entities

1. AGROPECUARIA LA CRUZ S.A., Calle 137 No. 88-76 Int. 2 Apto. 143, Bogota, Colombia; NIT # 813004216-1 (Colombia); (ENTITY) [SDNTK].

2. CRIADERO LAS CABANAS LTDA., Calle 137 No. 88-76 Int. 2 Apto. 143, Bogota, Colombia; NIT # 816005110-5 (Colombia); (ENTITY) [SDNTK].

3. ESTETIC CARR DE OCCIDENTE, S.A. DE C.V., Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; Matricula Mercantil No 48131-1 (Mexico) issued: 08 May 2009; (ENTITY) [SDNTK].

4. ESTETICA CAR WASH S.A. DE C.V. (a.k.a. ESTETIC CAR WASH, S.A. DE C.V.); Aviacion No. 5250, Colonia Valle Real, Zapopan, Jalisco C.P. 45019, Mexico; Av. de la Aviacion #5250, Col. Palma Real, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; R.F.C. ECW030227L81 (Mexico); (ENTITY) [SDNTK].

Dated: December 15, 2009.

Adam J. Szubin,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.