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U.S. Treasury Announces New OFAC Sanctions Actions

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On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published new sanctions in the Federal Register. These sanctions list new people and organizations that the U.S. government will watch and block.

What Are OFAC Sanctions?

OFAC is a part of the Treasury that makes lists of people and groups whose money and property in the United States are blocked. U.S. people are not allowed to work with them. OFAC uses these lists to stop crimes like selling illegal drugs and terrorism.

New People Added to the List

OFAC added two people to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List):

  1. Miguel Angel De Anda Ledezma
    • Nickname: Miguelon
    • Lives in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
    • Born September 16, 1984, in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
    • Mexican nationality
    • Male
    • ID Number: AALM840916HTSNDG02 (Mexico)
    • Linked to: Cartel Del Noreste
    • He is blocked for working for, or being part of, the Cartel Del Noreste, a group punished under U.S. rules for illegal drugs and for terrorism.
  2. Ricardo Gonzalez Sauceda
    • Nicknames: El Ricky, Mando R, Mando Ricky
    • Lives in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
    • Born January 21, 1998, in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
    • Mexican nationality
    • Male
    • ID Number: GOSR980121HTSNCC04 (Mexico)
    • Linked to: Cartel Del Noreste
    • He is blocked for working for, or being part of, the Cartel Del Noreste, a group punished for illegal drugs and terrorism.

Both men now have their money and property in the U.S. blocked. U.S. people cannot do business with them.

Update to Cartel SANCTIONS

OFAC also updated its information for the group called Los Zetas. This group also goes by other names: Cartel Del Noreste, CDN, and Northeast Cartel. The group is in Mexico.

  • Organization Type: Transnational Terrorist Group
  • Also called: CD N, Northeast Cartel, and Los Zetas
  • Secondary sanctions apply under special U.S. rules for terrorism and for fighting illegal drugs
  • The group is recognized as a terrorist and criminal organization.

Money and property in the U.S. that belong to these groups or people are now blocked.

Why Is This Important?

OFAC uses Executive Order 14059 from December 15, 2021, to punish people in the global illegal drug trade. It also uses Executive Order 13224 to block property of people or groups tied to terrorism.

The main aim is to stop crime and terror by blocking money from bad groups and people.

Where to Find More Information

Extra details and updates on sanctions are on OFAC’s official website: https://ofac.treasury.gov.

Contact Information

For more information, contact the OFAC Associate Director for Global Targeting at 202-622-2420, or the Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance at 202-622-2490. You can also use https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.


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