OFAC sanctions Ireland-based criminal organization and members

Financial Crimes OFAC Department of Treasury Of Interest to Non-US Persons OFAC Sanctions OFAC Designations SDN List Ireland

On April 11, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13581 against an Ireland-based crime group, which OFAC considers “a murderous organization involved in the international trafficking of drugs and firearms,” seven of its key members, and three companies controlled or owned by key members of the organization. According to OFAC, the sanctions were the result of a collaborated effort between OFAC, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Ireland’s national police force (An Garda Síochána), the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation. As a result of the sanctions, all assets belonging to the designated persons that are in the U.S. or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in dealings involving any property or interests in property of the blocked or designated persons.