OFAC sanctions 11 Tren de Aragua-linked targets, removes Belarus, narcotics and Libya listings

WASHINGTON, September 30, 2026 — The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added nine individuals and two Mexican companies linked to Tren de Aragua to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on Sept. 30.

The individuals are Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, Eric Gabriel Cardenas Arzola, Aslhy Javier Galeano Basurto, Jose Dario Galeano Bazurto, Anthony Wuiliam Hernandez Guerrero, Carlos Javier Martinez Armenta, Oscar Leonardo Martinez Pirona, Alejandro Mejia Castillo and Juan Gabriel Rivas Nunez. OFAC identified each as linked to Tren de Aragua.

OFAC also designated Mexico-based Enigma Community, S. de R.L. de C.V., which it linked to Martinez Pirona, and construction company Soluciones Integrales Toluca, S.A. de C.V., which it linked to Mejia Castillo. Several of the newly designated individuals were also associated with TRON digital currency addresses listed by OFAC.

The targets were designated under authorities relating to global terrorism and transnational criminal organizations. OFAC’s listings also flag potential secondary sanctions exposure under Executive Order 13224, as amended.

Tren de Aragua originated in Venezuela and was sanctioned by the US Treasury as a significant transnational criminal organization in July 2024. The US State Department designated the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist in February 2025. US authorities have accused the group of involvement in drug trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, extortion and money laundering.

In the same Sept. 30 update, OFAC removed listings associated with Mexican company Patraca, S.A. de C.V., also known as Boutique Patraca; the Samoa-flagged cargo vessel Maraya, formerly Med Patron; and Belarusian national Tatyana Protopovich. Those removals fell under counter-narcotics, Libya and Belarus sanctions authorities.