Overview
- Treasury’s OFAC designated Venezuelan entertainer Jimena “Rosita” Araya Navarro, alleging she helped TdA boss Héctor “Niño Guerrero” escape prison in 2012 and funneled earnings from DJ performances to the gang.
- Officials said Rosita performed at Bogotá’s Maiquetía VIP Bar Restaurant, owned by her former manager Eryk Manuel Landaeta Hernández, with both the venue and her firm Global Import Solutions S.A. sanctioned as facilitators.
- Additional designations targeted alleged lieutenants and cell leaders, including Kenffersso “El Flipper” Sevilla Arteaga, Richard Jose Espinal Quintero, Noe Manases Aponte Cordova, Asdrubal Rafael Escobar Cabrera, and Cheison Royer Guerrero Palma, with sanctions blocking U.S. assets and dealings.
- The State Department increased its reward to up to $5 million for tips leading to the arrest or conviction of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, an alleged TdA leader on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list who faces trafficking and terrorism-support charges.
- Mexican authorities said they sanctioned a Venezuelan public figure tied to entertainment and referred evidence to prosecutors, coordinating with the U.S. actions.