U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Individuals and Entities in Costa Rica for Drug Trade Ties
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions related to the global illicit drug trade.
This action follows Executive Order 14059, “Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade,” signed on December 15, 2021. The designations were made on January 22, 2026.
The listed individuals and entities are now added to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are now blocked. U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
INDIVIDUALS SANCTIONED:
- Anita Yorleny Mc Donal Rodriguez
– Also known as Anita McDonald Rodriguez
– From Limon, Costa Rica
– Date of Birth: October 4, 1974
– Cedula No. 701120514
– Linked to Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba
– Designated under Section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14059 for acting for or on behalf of Picado Grijalba - Estefania Mc Donald Rodriguez
– Also known as Estefania McDonald Rodriguez
– From Costa Rica
– Date of Birth: April 9, 1992
– Cedula No. 702100887
– Linked to Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba
– Designated under Section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14059 for acting for or on behalf of Picado Grijalba - Tonny Alexander Pena Russell
– Also known as Tonny Alexander Peña Russell
– From Limon, Costa Rica
– Date of Birth: December 29, 1987
– Cedula No. 701820333
– Linked to Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba
– Designated under Section 1(b)(i)(B) of Executive Order 14059 for providing support to Picado Grijalba - Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba
– Also known as “Shock”
– From Limon, Costa Rica
– Date of Birth: December 22, 1981
– Cedula No. 801190098
– Designated under Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 14059 for contributing to the international proliferation of illicit drugs - Jordie Kevin Picado Grijalba
– Also known as “Noni”
– From Limon, Costa Rica
– Date of Birth: May 19, 1993
– Cedula No. 702200042
– Designated under Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 14059 for contributing to the international proliferation of illicit drugs
ENTITIES SANCTIONED:
- 3-101-507688 SA
– Located in Limon, Costa Rica
– Tax ID No. 3-101-507688
– Linked to Estefania Mc Donald Rodriguez
– Designated under Section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14059 - ASOCIACION DE LIDERES LIMONENSES DEL SECTOR PESQUERO (also known as “ASOLIPES”)
– Located in Limon, Costa Rica
– Tax ID No. 3-002-384913
– Linked to Anita Yorleny Mc Donal Rodriguez
– Designated under Section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14059 - CELAJES DE YORK CDY SA
– Located in Limon, Costa Rica
– Tax ID No. 3-101-313254
– Linked to Estefania Mc Donald Rodriguez
– Designated under Section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14059 - INVERSIONES LAURITA L AND L SA (also known as INVERSIONES LAURITA L&L SA)
– Located in San Jose, Costa Rica
– Tax ID No. 3-101-703720
– Linked to Estefania Mc Donald Rodriguez
– Designated under Section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14059 - MAGIC ESTHETIC SALON SA
– Located in San Jose, Costa Rica
– Tax ID No. 3-101-800676
– Linked to Estefania Mc Donald Rodriguez and Anita Yorleny Mc Donal Rodriguez
– Designated under Section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14059
U.S. persons are forbidden from doing business with these individuals and entities. Any property or interests under U.S. jurisdiction are now frozen.
OFAC’s SDN List and sanctions details are publicly available on its website: https://ofac.treasury.gov
For further questions, contact OFAC at 202-622-2420 or visit https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac
Official reference: Federal Register Volume 91, Number 18 (January 28, 2026), Document No. 2026-01661.
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