OFAC adds eight Ecuadorians and seven entities to SDN List
Eight individuals, seven companies and two vessels from Ecuador are blocked as of August 20 2026, prohibiting U.S. persons from dealing with them.
On August 20, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a notice (FR Doc No. 2026-17265, Vol. 91, No. 163, pp. 54916-54918) placing several persons and vessels on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). The designations are made under section 1(a)-(c) of Executive Order 14059, dated December 15, 2021, and under Executive Order 13224 as amended by Executive Order 13886.
The notice lists eight individuals, all Ecuadorian nationals, designated for involvement in the international proliferation of illicit drugs or for providing support to the Los Choneros and Los Lobos drug-trafficking organizations. Designations cite sections 1(a)(i), 1(b)(i) and 1(a)(iii)(C) of the respective executive orders.
Seven Ecuadorian entities, primarily marine-fishing companies, are also designated as owned, controlled, or directed by the listed individuals. Each entity is blocked under section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14059.
Two fishing vessels flagged to Ecuador - ARCA DE NOE III (HC4100) and ARCA DE NOE III JR (HC6372) - are identified as property in which the designated individuals hold an interest and are therefore blocked under the same illicit-drugs authority.
All property and interests in property of the listed persons and vessels that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The SDN List and related information remain available on OFAC's website.
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