These sanctions target individuals and entities involved in international narcotics trafficking. The executive orders authorize the U.S. government to freeze assets and prohibit transactions to disrupt the financial networks of drug traffickers and dismantle their operations.
Other names | EO 12978, EO 14059 |
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Program website | ofac.treasury.gov |
Issuing authority | Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC); United States Treasury |
Issuing country | United States of America |
The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
Sanctions programs are created by governments and international organisations to impose measures on entities in response to specific events or situations.
They are bundled into data sources that are imported into the OpenSanctions database.