The Office of Foreign Assets Control has named indicted Colombian drug trafficking leader Carlos Mario Jimenez Naranjo, a/k/a/ Macao, as a Specially Designated narcotics trafficker, along with seven of his affiliated companies and seven individuals in his financial network. Jimenez, wanted to answer to US criminal charges in the District of Colombia and South Florida, in reported to be in Colombian law enforcement custody, awaiting extradition. Compliance officers with clients who do business with Colombian corporations should review the list of related corporate entities and front-men listed. See below for the actual OFAC/Treasury notice. You are also directed to Jimenez' World-Check Profile, which first appeared in 2004.

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