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Los Pochos Drug Trafficking Organization

On the SDN listEntitySDNTKILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059

Los Pochos Drug Trafficking Organization (entity) is on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list of the U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Programs: SDNTK, ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059. Addresses on file in: Guatemala, Mexico. Its property under U.S. jurisdiction is blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with it.

Guatemala has 26 entities, vessels or aircraft with an address on the SDN list. Other sanctioned entities with an address in Ayutla, San Marcos are listed below.

Sanctions programs

Foreign narcotics kingpins (Kingpin Act) SDNTK

Designations under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (1999). It covers significant narcotics traffickers and the companies and people who help them launder money or run their business.

Global illicit drug trade (Executive Order 14059) ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059

December 2021 order targeting those involved in the international production or trafficking of illicit drugs, such as fentanyl and its precursors, and those who finance them.

Addresses on file

  • Ayutla, San Marcos, Guatemala
  • Tecun Uman, Guatemala
  • Guatemala City, Guatemala
  • Tapachula, Mexico
  • Mexico City, Mexico

OFAC remarks

Target Type Criminal Organization; a.k.a. 'LOS POCHOS DTO'; a.k.a. 'MORALES CIFUENTES DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION'; a.k.a. 'MORALES CIFUENTES DTO'; a.k.a. 'SUNIGA RODRIGUEZ DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION'.

Other sanctioned entities in Ayutla, San Marcos

Sharing a city does not imply any link between these entities.

Frequently asked questions

What does it mean that Los Pochos Drug Trafficking Organization is on the SDN list?

It means that its property and interests in property under U.S. jurisdiction are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with this entity. Entities it owns 50% or more of, directly or indirectly, are also considered blocked.

Can a non-U.S. company do business with Los Pochos Drug Trafficking Organization?

OFAC sanctions bind U.S. persons and companies, as well as transactions that pass through the U.S. financial system (for example, U.S. dollar payments). Some programs, such as those for Russia and Iran, include secondary sanctions on non-U.S. persons. Seek advice before transacting.

How does an entity get removed from the SDN list?

A sanctioned party can petition OFAC for removal by showing a change in circumstances. OFAC publishes removals on its website; DataCloud USA updates the list daily and marks the profiles of delisted parties.

More context: how to check if a company is debarred or sanctioned.