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March 21, 2003
TO: COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 22-03
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 23-03
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 15-03
MONEY LAUNDERING RULES WORKING GROUP No. 22-03
PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 26-03
TRANSFER AGENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 33-03
RE: OFAC UPDATE
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has made numerous updates to descriptor
information for current Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) and descriptor
information for Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).1
Today’s changes include the official SDNT designation of OBURSATILES S.A., the assets
of which previously had been “blocked pending investigation” pursuant to the Narcotics
Trafficking Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 536, and Section 203 of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 1702. The new SDNT entry is:
OBURSATILES S.A. (a.k.a. OPERACIONES BURSATILES S.A. COMISIONISTA
DE BOLSA), Avenida 4N No. 4N-30, Cali Colombia; Avenida 68 No. 75A-50
Local 230, Bogota, Colombia; Calle 10 No. 4-40 of. 312, Cali, Colombia; Calle 19
No. 5-48 Local 226, Pereira, Colombia; Carrera 7 No. 74-56 of. 909, Bogota,
Colombia; Carrera 15 No. 87-32, Bogota, Colombia; Carrera 22 No. 18-65 Local
28, Manizales, Colombia; Carrera 28 No. 29-06 Local 104, Palmira, Colombia;
Carrera 49 No. 52-81 L-9923, Medellin, Colombia; Carrera 52 No. 72-65 Local 106,
Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 66B No. 34A-76 Local 227, Medellin, Colombia;
Centro Comercial Cosmocentro Local 103, Cali, Colombia; Transversal 71D No.
26-94 Sur Local 3504, Bogota, Colombia; NIT # 800012425-0 (Colombia) [SDNT]
1 OFAC regulations require US persons, including investment companies, to block all accounts and assets of persons
or entities named by OFAC. For an overview of OFAC regulations and a description of the various measures that
mutual fund organizations may wish to consider adopting to ensure compliance with those regulations, refer to the
Institute’s paper entitled “Foreign Assets Control Compliance for Mutual Funds.” This paper is available on the
Institute’s members’ website at http://members.ici.org. The members’ website is password-protected; staff at
Institute member firms may request access codes by filling out the enrollment form on the website.
2
In addition, the following entities have been added to the SDNT list:
C Y S MEDIOS E.U., Calle 18 No. 106-98 of. 305, Cali, Colombia; NIT #
805015105-0 (Colombia) [SDNT]
COOPCREAR (a.k.a. COOPERATIVA DE TRABAJO ASOCIADO DE
COLOMBIA), Avenida 13 No. 78-54, Cali, Colombia; Calle 13 No. 78-54, Cali,
Colombia; Transversal 29 No. 35A-29, Bogota, Colombia; NIT # 830066040-1
(Colombia) [SDNT]
CRASESORIAS E.U., Avenida 11 Norte No. 7N-201, Cali, Colombia; NIT #
805016474-8 (Colombia) [SDNT]
CREDIVIDA, Calle 16 No. 100-88, Cali, Colombia; Cedula No. 31919241
(Colombia) [SDNT]
INTERNACIONAL DE DIVISAS S.A., LLC, 280 Crandon Blvd., Suite 32-185,
Miami, Florida 33149-1540, U.S.A.; Document # L00000003506 (Florida, U.S.A.);
U.S. FEIN: 65-0996161 [SDNT]
SEGUWRA DEL VALLE E.U., Avenida 11N No. 7N-201, Cali, Colombia; NIT #
805016035-8 (Colombia) [SDNT]
SERVICIOS MYRAL E.U., Calle 6 Oeste No. 6-38, Cali, Colombia; Calle 29
Norte No. 6N-43, Cali, Colombia; NIT # 805022419-7 (Colombia) [SDNT]
SISTEMAS Y SERVICIOS TECNICOS EMPRESA UNIPERSONAL (a.k.a.
SISETEC), Calle 29 Norte No. 6N-43, Cali, Colombia; NIT # 805013420-7
(Colombia) [SDNT]
The following individuals also have been added to the SDNT list:
ABRIL RAMIREZ, Wilson Arcadio, c/o COOPCREAR, Bogota, Colombia; c/o
COOPERATIVA MULTIACTIVA DE COLOMBIA FOMENTAMOS, Bogota,
Colombia; DOB 25 Jul 1972; Passport 79643115 (Colombia); Cedula No. 79643115
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
ACHURY VARILLA, Hernan Augusto (a.k.a. ACHURY VARILA, Hernan
Augusto), c/o COOPCREAR, Bogota, Colombia; c/o COOPERATIVA
MULTIACTIVA DE COLOMBIA FOMENTAMOS, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 14
Feb 1980; Passport 80226706 (Colombia); Cedula No. 80226706 (Colombia)
(individual) [SDNT]
BELTRAN RODRIGUEZ, Alvaro, c/o CAJA SOLIDARIA, Bogota, Colombia;
c/o COOPCREAR, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 10 Aug 1970; Passport 79139759
(Colombia); Cedula No. 79139759 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
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GALINDO CARDOZO, Diego Fernando, c/o COOPCREAR, Bogota, Colombia;
c/o COOPERATIVA MULTIACTIVA DE COLOMBIA FOMENTAMOS, Bogota,
Colombia; DOB 2 Nov 1974; Passport 94320862 (Colombia); Cedula No. 94320862
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
IRAGORI TORRES, Maria Consuelo (a.k.a. IRAGORRI TORRES, Maria
Consuelo), c/o INTERNACIONAL DE DIVISAS S.A., Cali, Colombia; c/o
INTERNACIONAL DE DIVISAS S.A., LLC, Miami, Florida, USA; c/o
OBURSATILES S.A., Cali, Colombia; DOB 26 Apr 1964; Passport 31921847
(Colombia); Cedula No. 31921847 (Colombia)
(individual) [SDNT]
PENA OJEDA, Wilton Orlando, c/o COOPCREAR, Bogota, Colombia; c/o
COOPERATIVA MULTIACTIVA DE COLOMBIA FOMENTAMOS, Bogota,
Colombia; DOB 1 Apr 1975; Passport 79688099 (Colombia); Cedula No. 79688099
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
SEPULVEDA ZAPATA, Efrain Hernan, c/o INTERNACIONAL DE DIVISAS
S.A., Cali, Colombia; c/o INTERNACIONAL DE DIVISAS S.A., LLC, Miami,
Florida, USA; c/o OBURSATILES S.A., Cali, Colombia; Passport 16449272
(Colombia); Cedula No. 16449272 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
TORRES REINA, Oscar Javier, c/o COOPCREAR, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 2 Jan
1978; Passport 79886044 (Colombia); Cedula No. 79886044 (Colombia)
(individual) [SDNT]
Finally, one new entry was created as a result of the addition of an “a.k.a.”:
RAMIREZ LIBREROS, Gladys Myriam (a.k.a. RAMIREZ LIBREROS, Gladys
Miriam), c/o DISTRIBUIDORA DE DROGAS LA REBAJA S.A., Bogota,
Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES MOMPAX LTDA., Cali, Colombia; c/o
LABORATORIOS BLAIMAR DE COLOMBIA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o
SERVICIOS MYRAL E.U., Cali, Colombia; DOB 20 Nov 1945; Passport 38974109
(Colombia); Cedula No. 38974109 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
The OFAC guidelines summarizing its narcotics and terrorism sanctions regulations
have been revised and republished to reflect this addition, and are available on the OFAC web
site, www.treas.gov/ofac.
Robert C. Grohowski
Associate Counsel