Treasury Sanctions MS-13-Affiliates for Drug Trafficking and Contract Killings in Central America and the United States

Author Information

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Date of Publication

2023 12:00 AM

Security Theme

Transnational Organized Crime

Keywords

drug trafficking, Transnational Organized Crime, TOC, Border Security in CENTAM

Description

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias a.k.a. “Alexander Mendoza” a.k.a. “Porky,” an MS-13 gang leader based in Honduras, and David Elias Campbell Licona a.k.a. “Jorge Eduardo Perez Paz,” an MS-13 associate based in Nicaragua, pursuant to transnational criminal organization authorities. Both individuals are heavily involved in drug trafficking, violence, murder, extortion, and money laundering.

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Jan 1st, 12:00 AM

Treasury Sanctions MS-13-Affiliates for Drug Trafficking and Contract Killings in Central America and the United States

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias a.k.a. “Alexander Mendoza” a.k.a. “Porky,” an MS-13 gang leader based in Honduras, and David Elias Campbell Licona a.k.a. “Jorge Eduardo Perez Paz,” an MS-13 associate based in Nicaragua, pursuant to transnational criminal organization authorities. Both individuals are heavily involved in drug trafficking, violence, murder, extortion, and money laundering.