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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Individuals Linked to Illicit Drug Trade

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added several individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). The sanctions are based on findings that these people have aided in the spread of illegal drugs or related activity.

The action is based on Executive Order 14059, “Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade.” This order was issued on December 15, 2021. The order blocks property and interests in property in the United States for those involved with the illegal drug trade globally.

The sanctions were announced on June 5, 2025. The full list of sanctioned individuals follows:

1. Mark Cromwell
Also known as “Demon” and “Diamond”
Addresses: Lot 40 Vigilance and Lot 10 Buxton, East Coast Demerara, Guyana
Date of Birth: March 29, 1982
Place of Birth: Guyana
Nationality: Guyana
Gender: Male
Reason: Actions or transactions connected to spreading illegal drugs or their production.

2. Paul Daby Jr.
Also known as Paul Daby Ramsuchit, “Randell,” and “Rondell”
Address: 127 D’Aguiar Park, Georgetown, Guyana
Date of Birth: July 6, 1985
Place of Birth: Georgetown, Guyana
Nationality: Guyana
Gender: Male
Passport: R0232980 (Guyana)
National ID: 112094656 (Guyana)
Reason: Actions or transactions connected to spreading illegal drugs or their production.

3. Randolph Duncan
Also known as Rudolph Duncan
Address: Guyana
Date of Birth: February 18, 1970
Place of Birth: Georgetown, Guyana
Nationality: Guyana
Gender: Male
Cedula: V-25086099 (Venezuela)
Reason: Actions or transactions connected to spreading illegal drugs or their production.

4. Manuel Salazar Gutierrez
Also known as “Manguera” and “Orejon”
Country: Colombia
Date of Birth: December 31, 1966
Nationality: Colombia
Gender: Male
Cedula: 76252205 (Colombia)
Passport: BC336116 (Colombia)
Reason: Actions or transactions connected to spreading illegal drugs or their production.

5. Yeison Andres Sanchez Vallejo
Also known as “Andreas” and “Blacks”
Countries: Colombia and Guyana (Arakaka, Barima-Waini Region, Guyana)
Date of Birth: July 15, 1990
Place of Birth: Puerto Salgar, Colombia
Nationality: Colombia
Gender: Male
Cedula: 1003698707 (Colombia)
Passport: AU089105 (Colombia)
Reason: Actions or transactions connected to spreading illegal drugs or their production.

6. Himnauth Sawh
Country: Guyana
Date of Birth: June 3, 1988
Place of Birth: Cane Grove, Guyana
Nationality: Guyana
Gender: Male
Passport: R0293133 (Guyana)
Reason: Actions or transactions connected to spreading illegal drugs or their production.

All assets and interests in property in the U.S. of these individuals are now blocked. U.S. persons are not allowed to do business with them.

Further details about OFAC sanctions can be found at https://ofac.treasury.gov.

For more information, contact OFAC’s Associate Director for Global Targeting at 202-622-2420 or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance at 202-622-2490.


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