The U.S Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions against five Colombian citizens and two Mexican-based businesses that are linked to Colombia’s largest drug trafficking organization, the Clan del Golfo, also known as Los Urabeños.
President Biden and Vice President Harris have committed to using all available tools to combat cartels that poison our communities with fentanyl and other dangerous drugs, said Deputy Secretary of Treasury Wally Adeyemo.
Among the sanctioned Colombians are Alexander Celis Durango, who is the top financial leader of Clan del Golfe, and José Gonzalo Sánchez Sánchez, who is considered the second-in-command of Clan Del Golfe.
The sanctioned entities are Nieves y Paletas EVI, which utilize drug proceeds, including those derived from the sale of illicit fentanyl, and Farmacía y Mini Super Trinidad, a retail pharmacy and supermarket in Nogales, which is controlled by drug traffickers.
