2021-04744. Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions  

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    AGENCY:

    Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of a person that has been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this person are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

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    DATES:

    See Supplementary Information section for effective date(s).

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    OFAC: Andrea M. Gacki, Director, tel.: 202-622-2480; Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Electronic Availability

    The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website (https://www.treasury.gov/​ofac).

    Notice of OFAC Action

    On March 3, 2021, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following person are blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.

    Individual

    1. ABOUZAID EL BAYEH, Juan Manuel (a.k.a. “El Arabe”; a.k.a. “El Escorpion”; a.k.a. “El Hermano”; a.k.a. “Nene”), Mexico; DOB 24 Oct 1972; POB Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender Male; R.F.C. AOEJ721024NM2 (Mexico); C.U.R.P. AOBJ721024HJCBYN07 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK]. Designated pursuant to section 805(b)(2) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“Kingpin Act”), 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(2), for 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 the CARTEL DE JALISCO NUEVA GENERACION [SDNTK].

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    Dated: March 3, 2021.

    Bradley T. Smith,

    Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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    [FR Doc. 2021-04744 Filed 3-5-21; 8:45 am]

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