U.S. Department of the Treasury Updates Sanctions List

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new changes to its sanctions list. They have updated the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List). Some people’s names have been removed, and their properties are no longer blocked.

On July 27, 2026, OFAC unblocked the property and interests in property for several individuals. This means they are no longer on the SDN List. These individuals are:

  • Atiyah Abd al-Rahman from Libya, born in Misrata, Libya.
  • Jose Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa from Mexico, also known as “Chino Antrax.”
  • Ramon Eduardo Arellano Felix from Mexico.
  • Chi Fu Chang from Burma.
  • Francisco Antonio Colorado Cessa from Mexico.
  • Mohammed Karim Yusop Faiz, also known as Abu Walid, from Indonesia.
  • Samuel Flores Borrego from Mexico.
  • Edward Garcia Arboleda, also known as Orion, from Colombia.
  • Rogelio Gonzalez Pizana Jr. from Mexico.
  • Noel Timothy Heath from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • Raul Hernandez Barron from Mexico.
  • Issa Osman Issa from Kenya.
  • Muhammad Wanndy Bin Mohamed Jedi from Malaysia.
  • Jiro Kiyota from Japan.
  • Galdino Mellado Cruz from Mexico.
  • Aristides Manuel Mesa Paez from Colombia.
  • Nazario Moreno Gonzalez from Mexico.
  • Mohammad Daoud Muzzamil from Afghanistan.
  • Mohammed Nur from Nigeria.
  • Luis Orlando Padierna Pena from Colombia.
  • Ramon Ignacio Paez Soto from Mexico.
  • Enrique Plancarte Solis from Mexico.
  • Jose Aldemar Rendon Ramirez from Colombia.
  • Roberto Jose Rivas Reyes from Nicaragua.
  • Jainal Antel Sali Jr. from the Philippines.
  • Adam Yacub Shant from Sudan.
  • Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed Achar Foudail from Sudan.
  • Mohammed Tufail from Pakistan.
  • Jorge Mario Valenzuela Verdugo from Mexico.
  • Ahmad Zerfaoui from Algeria.
  • Winston Ricardo Zevallos Gonzales from Peru.
  • Abdulhafid Zlitni from Libya.
  • Olga Patricia Gonzalez Benitez from Colombia.
  • Sher Afghan from Pakistan.
  • Ping Yun Chang from Burma.
  • Joseph Gilboa from Israel.
  • Jamiel Hamieh from Lebanon.

Also, certain entities were involved:

  • ADT Petroleoservices, S.A. de C.V. from Mexico.
  • Inversiones C.P.C.L. Y CIA. S. EN C.S. from Colombia.
  • La Tienda de Mingo from Colombia.
  • Agricola Ganadera Henao Gonzalez Y CIA. S.C.S. from Colombia.
  • Arizona S.A. from Colombia.
  • Compañia Agroinversora Henagro Ltda. from Colombia.
  • Desarrollos Comerciales E Industriales Henao Gonzalez Y CIA. S.C.S. from Colombia.
  • Maquinaria Tecnica Y Tierras Ltda. from Colombia.
  • Organizacion Empresarial A De J Henao M E Hijos Y CIA. S.C.S. from Colombia.
  • Multiple UK-based and international trading companies.

Additionally, OFAC removed duplicate entries from their sanctions lists. This action resolves repeated listings of certain individuals’ names on the SDN List, NS-PLC List, and SSI List. The individuals whose duplicate entries were removed include Hassan Abdullah Hersi Al-Turki and Hassan Dahir Aweys from Somalia. Their property remains blocked under the original sanctions list.


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