U.S. Treasury Designates FARC Leaders Under "Drug Kingpin" Law
By Andrew Cochran
The U.S. Treasury Department has designated 15 of the top commanders of the Colombian narco-terrorist group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (or FARC), under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. The designation blocks the designees' assets located within U.S. jurisdiction (if there are any) and prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with them. This is the latest in a number of measures targeting FARC over the past 10 years. In March 2006, these 15 and other FARC leaders were indicted on federal narcotics trafficking charges. In May 2003, President Bush designated the entire group, pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. FARC was designated as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" pursuant to Executive Order 13224 in November 2001, and the State Department named it a "Foreign Terrorist Organization" in October 1997.
The 15 FARC leaders designated today are named on this Acrobat chart released by the Treasury Department. EDIT: See the Treasury press release for more details.
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