Forty-Seven New OFAC Designations Across Three Programmes
Between yesterday's capture and today, OFAC added forty-seven parties to the SDN List in a single action: twenty-one individuals, sixteen companies and ten Ecuadorian fishing vessels, spread across the counter terrorism, counter narcotics and Cuba programmes. Two existing entries were amended, one of them Hizballah itself. The United Kingdom moved twenty-one ISIL and Al-Qaida listings on the same day, but its own notice says it is transposing the Council's action of 18 August, which this briefing delivered on 19 August. On 20 August 2026 OFAC published one notice carrying four separate actions. Forty-seven parties were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List: twenty-one individuals, sixteen entities and ten vessels. Ten of the individuals sit under the counter terrorism programme, seven of them linked to Hizballah and three to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. Eight individuals, seven companies and all ten vessels sit under the counter narcotics programme and form a single Ecuadorian maritime network. Three individuals and nine entities sit under the Cuba programme, nine of the twelve being Cuban state bodies or state-owned enterprises.
This issue
- New designations
- 47
- Removals
- 0
- Entries amended
- 2
- Sources monitored
- 85
Lead Story
Forty-Nine Parties Move in a Single Notice
On 20 August 2026 OFAC published one notice carrying four separate actions. Forty-seven parties were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List: twenty-one individuals, sixteen entities and ten vessels. Ten of the individuals sit under the counter terrorism programme, seven of them linked to Hizballah and three to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. Eight individuals, seven companies and all ten vessels sit under the counter narcotics programme and form a single Ecuadorian maritime network. Three individuals and nine entities sit under the Cuba programme, nine of the twelve being Cuban state bodies or state-owned enterprises.
The Ecuadorian block is the one to model first, because it is a structure rather than a list. Seven of the sixteen designated companies are registered in Manabi and five of those seven are marine fishing businesses tied to one individual, Jimmy Leonidas Alarcon Holguin. Ten Ecuadorian-flagged fishing vessels are named as blocked property. Four are named Arca de Noe III, III JR, IV and V, and a fifth, Todos Vuelven, carries the alias Arca de Noe I. Where a vessel is blocked property, bunkering, port services, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited, so the exposure runs well past the fishing sector into marine insurance and trade finance.
Party detail
Every row below was read against the issuing authority's own notice, not against a press report. Aliases are reproduced in full, including non Latin script forms, because the alias field is where a screening run usually fails. Identifiers are published sanctions data.
| Party | Action and instrument | Identifiers | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUR, Mehmet | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] | Date of birth: 19 Aug 1982Nationality: TurkeyPassport: U28821454 (Turkey), expires 29 May 2033National ID: 31250176566 (Turkey)Address: Kangal Sokak 6 4, Fatih Yavuz Sultan Selim Mah., Istanbul, Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme as part of a network that Treasury describes as smuggling millions of dollars in cash for Hizballah. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to HIZBALLAH. |
| AKYUZ, Mehmet | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] | Date of birth: 01 Jan 1983Nationality: TurkeyPassport: U36466313 (Turkey), expires 25 Jun 2034National ID: 29537233644 (Turkey)Address: Oksuzler Sokak 10 2, Fatih Iskenderpasha Mah., Istanbul, Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme as part of a network that Treasury describes as smuggling millions of dollars in cash for Hizballah. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to HIZBALLAH. |
| AKYUZ, Vasfi | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] | Date of birth: 01 Aug 1969Nationality: TurkeyNational ID: 29570232550 (Turkey)Address: 14112 Sokak Door: 47, Seyhan Daghkioghlu Mah., Adana, Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme as part of a network that Treasury describes as smuggling millions of dollars in cash for Hizballah. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to HIZBALLAH. |
| AYAZ, Emrah | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] | Date of birth: 02 Oct 1984Nationality: TurkeyNational ID: 54121688050 (Turkey)Address: Genclik Sokak 5 2, Bahchelievler Fevzichakmak Mah., Istanbul, Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme as part of a network that Treasury describes as smuggling millions of dollars in cash for Hizballah. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to HIZBALLAH. |
| KARASALIH, Feyyad | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] | Date of birth: 27 May 2002Nationality: TurkeyPassport: U25359263 (Turkey), expires 29 Nov 2031National ID: 47935114464 (Turkey)Address: United Arab Emirates; Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme as part of a network that Treasury describes as smuggling millions of dollars in cash for Hizballah. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to HIZBALLAH. |
| MOUSAFAR, Masoud | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] | Date of birth: 23 Sep 1980Nationality: IranPassport: K34425246 (Iran), expires 01 Aug 2020Address: Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme as part of a network that Treasury describes as smuggling millions of dollars in cash for Hizballah. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to HIZBALLAH. |
| SAVCI, Gulay Kaya | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] | Date of birth: 14 Nov 1980Nationality: TurkeyNational ID: 34088200656 (Turkey)Address: Merkez Mah. Deste Sokak 18 8, Kagithane, Istanbul, Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme as part of a network that Treasury describes as smuggling millions of dollars in cash for Hizballah. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to HIZBALLAH. |
| DEDE, Onder | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594, and the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] [IFSR] | Date of birth: 10 Aug 1972Nationality: TurkeyNational ID: 17380793996 (Turkey)Address: Gamze Sokak 15 3, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme and linked by OFAC to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE. |
| KACMAZ, Halil Ibrahim | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594, and the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] [IFSR] | Date of birth: 02 Mar 1971Nationality: TurkeyNational ID: 62719131246 (Turkey)Address: Turkey | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme and linked by OFAC to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE. |
| YILMAZ, Yunus Alper | DesignationGlobal Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594, and the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886 [SDGT] [IFSR] | Date of birth: 1982Nationality: TurkeyAddress: Turkey; United Arab Emirates | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter terrorism programme and linked by OFAC to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. The entry carries a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886, which reaches non-US persons who knowingly deal with the party. OFAC records the entry as linked to ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE. |
| ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Date of birth: 06 Mar 1987Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: Cedula No. 1312277484 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| MARTINEZ MENDOZA, Milton Edixson | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Date of birth: 31 Aug 1971Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: Cedula No. 1307290450 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to LOS LOBOS DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION; LOS CHONEROS. |
| MERO ARCENTALES, Edwar Alexis | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Date of birth: 01 Jul 1980Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: Cedula No. 1309153755 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| MERO ARCENTALES, Roberth Alfonso | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Date of birth: 01 Dec 1970Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: Cedula No. 1306376458 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| MERO BERMELLO, Byron Aladino | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Date of birth: 15 Jul 1983Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: Cedula No. 1310415516 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| MERO FRANCO, Julio Javier | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Date of birth: 09 Aug 1991Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: License 1313833186 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to LOS CHONEROS. |
| MERO MERO, Alfonso | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Date of birth: 27 May 1945Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: Identification Number 1300092499 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| VERA LAZ, Jhonny Francisco | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Date of birth: 09 Aug 1996Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: Cedula No. 1308357084 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO FRANCO, Julio Javier. |
| GONZALEZ LLORT, Fernando | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Date of birth: 18 Aug 1963Nationality: CubaAddress: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to CUBAN INSTITUTE OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE PEOPLES. |
| MARTINEZ FREIRE, Leima | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Date of birth: 23 Dec 1980Nationality: CubaPassport: A008893 (Cuba)National ID: 80122305756 (Cuba)Address: Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to CUBAN INSTITUTE OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE PEOPLES. |
| RABAZA FERNANDEZ, Noemi Ramona | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Date of birth: 13 Jan 1965Nationality: CubaPassport: A015779 (Cuba)National ID: 65011321470 (Cuba)Address: Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to CUBAN INSTITUTE OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE PEOPLES. |
| ACINOX COMERCIAL | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaAddress: Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| AGENCIA DE CONTRATACION A REPRESENTACIONES COMERCIALES S.A. | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaIdentifier: Entity Code 60260 (Cuba)Address: Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| CORATUR S.A. | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaIdentifier: Entity Code 60418 (Cuba)Address: Miramar, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to GRUPO EMPRESARIAL DEL COMERCIO EXTERIOR. |
| EMPRESA CENTRAL DE ABASTECIMIENTO Y VENTAS DE EQUIPOS DE TRANSPORTE PESADO Y SUS PIEZAS | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaIdentifier: Entity Code 5445 (Cuba)Address: Marianao, Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to GRUPO EMPRESARIAL DEL COMERCIO EXTERIOR. |
| EMPRESA COMERCIALIZADORA DE ARTICULOS EN GENERAL | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaIdentifier: Entity Code 4967 (Cuba)Address: Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to GRUPO EMPRESARIAL DEL COMERCIO EXTERIOR. |
| EMPRESA DE NIQUEL COMANDANTE ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaAddress: Moa, Holguin, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| EMPRESA IMPORTADORA EXPORTADORA Y COMERCIALIZADORA DE METALES | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaIdentifier: Entity Code 12591 (Cuba)Address: Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| GRUPO EMPRESARIAL GEOMINERO SALINERO | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaIdentifier: Entity Code 2377 (Cuba)Address: Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION OF CUBA | DesignationCuba-related sanctions programme; blocking of property under Executive Order 14404 [CUBA-EO14404] | Nationality: CubaAddress: Havana, Cuba | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the Cuba-related programme. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. |
| ALHO FISH, S.A. | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: RUC # 1391767943001 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| ARCASDENOE, S.A. | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: RUC # 1391785844001 (Ecuador)Registration number: 50193 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO ARCENTALES, Edwar Alexis; MERO MERO, Alfonso. |
| GLOBALDISTRIAL, S.A.S. | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: RUC # 1391936314001 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| JAH-HMH, S.A.S. | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: RUC # 1391937025001 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| NEGOCIOS JIMAR, S.A.S. | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: RUC # 1391932622001 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| PROYECTOS NEYZOA, S.A.S. | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: RUC # 1391932427001 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| SOISAMAR, S.A.S. | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: RUC # 1391924267001 (Ecuador)Address: Manabi, Ecuador | Added to the SDN List on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme as part of an Ecuador-based maritime cocaine trafficking network that Treasury links to violent Ecuadorian gangs and Mexican cartels. All property and interests in property within United States jurisdiction are blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with the party. The fifty per cent rule applies, so any entity owned fifty per cent or more, directly or indirectly, by this party is blocked whether or not it is named. OFAC records the entry as linked to ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| ARCA DE NOE III | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: MMSI 735058087Registration number: P-04-00583 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO ARCENTALES, Edwar Alexis; MERO ARCENTALES, Roberth Alfonso. |
| ARCA DE NOE III JR | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: IMO 8456035Identifier: MMSI 735059969Registration number: P-04-01069 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO ARCENTALES, Edwar Alexis. |
| ARCA DE NOE IV | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: MMSI 735058088Registration number: P-04-00679 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO MERO, Alfonso. |
| ARCA DE NOE V | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: MMSI 735058089Registration number: P-04-00777 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO ARCENTALES, Edwar Alexis. |
| CONQUISTA | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: MMSI 735058723Registration number: P-06-05063 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO ARCENTALES, Edwar Alexis. |
| COSTA MARLIN | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: MMSI 735057861Registration number: P-04-01049 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| REY DE ARCA | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: MMSI 735058725Registration number: P-04-00850 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO MERO, Alfonso. |
| SIEMPRE MI ARCA | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: IMO 8555518Identifier: MMSI 735058993Registration number: P-04-00905 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO ARCENTALES, Edwar Alexis. |
| SOLO ES MEJOR | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: MMSI 735059710Registration number: P-04-00926 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| TODOS VUELVEN | DesignationIllicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations; blocking of property under Executive Order 14059 [ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059] | Nationality: EcuadorIdentifier: MMSI 735058319Registration number: P-04-00819 (Ecuador)Address: Ecuador flag | Identified as blocked property on 20 August 2026 under the counter narcotics programme. The vessel itself is blocked property, so port services, bunkering, chartering, insurance and cargo handling by US persons are prohibited. OFAC records the entry as linked to MERO ARCENTALES, Edwar Alexis; ALARCON HOLGUIN, Jimmy Leonidas. |
| CUBAN INSTITUTE OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE PEOPLES | AmendmentEntry amended on the SDN List, 20 August 2026 | Nationality: CubaIdentifier: Entity Code 652 (Cuba) | The entry was amended on the SDN List on 20 August 2026. The party was already designated and remains designated throughout; nothing was added to the list and nothing was removed from it by this change. |
| HIZBALLAH | AmendmentEntry amended on the SDN List, 20 August 2026 | Nationality: Lebanon | The entry was amended on the SDN List on 20 August 2026. The party was already designated and remains designated throughout; nothing was added to the list and nothing was removed from it by this change. |
What this means for your organisation
- 01
Load all forty-seven additions today, because there is no wind-down licence: OFAC issued Russia-related General License 131I in the same notice, but it has nothing to do with these designations. No general licence covers any of the forty-seven parties added on 20 August. Exposure to every one of them is blocked from the moment of listing, with no authorised period to unwind existing dealings. A file loaded tomorrow rather than today leaves a day of unblocked exposure that cannot be cured retrospectively.
- 02
Screen the Ecuadorian block on registration numbers and vessel identifiers, not names: Seven Ecuadorian companies carry RUC numbers and one also carries registration number 50193. Ten vessels carry MMSI numbers, two of them IMO numbers 8456035 and 8555518, and all ten carry Ecuadorian registration numbers. Several vessels share the house name Arca de Noe with only a Roman numeral to separate them and a further hull carries Arca de Noe I as an alias, so a name-only screen will either miss the right hull or flag the wrong one. Load the numeric identifiers as primary keys.
- 03
Treat the Hizballah entry amendment as a scope change, not a formatting change: The entry gained the [IRGC] and [IFSR] tags, an Organization Type of Transnational Terrorist Group and a recorded link to the IRGC-Qods Force. The [IFSR] tag brings the entry into the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations population. Institutions that filter or route alerts by programme tag will find this entry now falls into a queue it did not previously reach.
- 04
Re-run Cuban state counterparty exposure against nine newly blocked state bodies: The Cuba action names the Ministry of Construction of Cuba as a government entity and eight state-owned enterprises spanning steel, nickel mining, metals trading, salt and mining, tourism supply, vehicle parts and general wholesale. Three of them are recorded as linked to Grupo Empresarial del Comercio Exterior. Correspondent banking, commodity trade finance and marine cargo files touching Cuban state trade should be re-screened against entity codes 60260, 60418, 5445, 4967, 12591, 2377 and 652 as well as against the names.
- 05
Log the two cascade exclusions and the seven unreadable registers separately: The United Kingdom varied twenty-one ISIL and Al-Qaida listings on 20 August and India circulated the same Committee action on 19 August. Both say on their face that they transpose the Council's action of 18 August, which this briefing delivered on 19 August, so neither is a fresh designation. Separately, sixty-three of eighty-five registers were retrieved this cycle and twenty-two were not; of those retrieved, seven flagged registers could not be read in a form permitting verification and are carried forward. The distinction between checked-and-clear and could-not-be-checked is the one an examiner will ask you to evidence.
Sources21 August 2026
Where this issue came from
The map plots the sources Youverify monitors. The pulsing markers are the one authorities cited in this issue: OFAC. Hover any marker to name the sources read there.
Method statement
Parties are taken from the issuing authorities' list data and notices as recorded in the Youverify Sanctions Monitor of 21 August 2026, one row per party. Website copy for this archive edition is compiled from that day's published briefing.
Corrections
No corrections issued for this issue. Corrections are published on the issue they affect, dated, with the original text retained.Cite this issue
Vyra from Youverify. "Forty-Seven New OFAC Designations Across Three Programmes." Youverify Sanctions Monitor, issue 108, 21 August 2026. https://youverify.co/en/sanctions/2026-08-21. Accessed 21 August 2026.