Carlos Andres Rivera Varela
Sanctioned entityBorn 19 Jun 1986 (40 years old),Colombia. Named in 3 sanctions listings.
Summary
Jurisdiction:
Designado porque son personar extranjeras que asisten materialmente o brindan apoyo financiero o tecnológico para o al CJNG, o proporcionan bienes y servicios en apoyo del mismo.
Rivera Varela is a dual Colombian and Mexican citizen. He has ties to Jalisco, Mexico.
NCIC #: W941912982
Languages: Spanish, English
Carlos Andres Rivera Varela is an alleged high-ranking leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a major transnational cartel and designated foreign terrorist organization based in Mexico. Rivera Varela and others allegedly directed an international complex fraud scheme targeting American timeshare owners in Mexico. Over the past decade, this operation allegedly laundered hundreds of millions in alternative revenue to finance CJNG’s drug and weapons trade. Rivera Varela is also an alleged leader of elite sicario hitmen units responsible for extreme violence and high-profile assassinations with access to military-grade weaponry.
Wanted for the following alleged federal violations Narcotics Importation
Sanctions and listings3
- Listed
- 26 Mar 2026
OFAC - SDN List; ARG List
Ministerio de Justicia; MRECIyC - MSGArgentina RePET SanctionsArgentina
Referencia publicada: SDNTK; ILLICIT - DRUGS - EO14059; SDGTArP.00255
- Listed
- 8 Apr 2021
- Effective
- 6 Apr 2021
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
- Listed
- 6 Apr 2021
Counter Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions - SDNTK
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
SDNTK, ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059, SDGT and block
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
Executive Order 14059 (Illicit Drugs)
Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism)
Programme US-NARCOReference 31143treasury.govofac.treasury.gov
Connections1
Other links1
- Cartel de Jalisco Nueva GeneracionSanctionedTerrorismDebarredAgent for"Acting for or on behalf of"Mexico
Identifiers5
| Identifier | Number | Issued by |
|---|---|---|
| ID number | 1130648070 | |
| ID number | RIVC860619HNEVRR04 | |
| Cedula no | 1130648070 | Colombia |
| Clave única de registro de población (c u r p ) | 1130648070 | Colombia |
| C u r p | RIVC860619HNEVRR04 | Mexico |
Other names7
Also known as3
Weak aliases4
Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.
Addresses2
PUERTO VALLARTA, JALISCO
Puerto Vallarta
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