OFAC designated a Dominican Republic-based Peralta Drug Trafficking Organization ("Peralta DTO") and its drug kingpin, identifying the entities as "significant foreign narcotics trafficker[s]" under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. OFAC also designated eight Dominican nationals for their role in the Peralta DTO, along with six entities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
According to OFAC, Peralta DTO sells illicit opioids to customers located in the United States, Puerto Rico and Europe.
As a result of this action, all property and interests in property of the designated individuals and entities in the United States, or in the possession or control of U.S. persons, must be blocked and reported to OFAC. In addition, OFAC regulations generally forbid all dealings by U.S. persons, and all transactions that occur within or transiting the United States, that involve the property or interests in property of blocked individuals or entities.
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