OFAC SDNT: 80 entries removed from the SDN list
Key claim: The US Treasury’s OFAC removed 80 entries from the Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNT) SDN list, shrinking the Colombia-centered program from 133 to 53 listings, in a mass delisting that is now operative.
Abstract
The SDNT sanctions program went from 133 to 53 SDN entries (-80). Program-level swings of this size usually reflect a coordinated designation action or a mass delisting.
Why this matters
The SDNT program under EO 12978 has been the main US sanctions instrument aimed at Colombian narcotics networks since 1995, so a 60% contraction of its SDN list is a material shift in how heavily that tool is being used. It signals either resolution of long-standing designations or a reweighting of US narcotics-sanctions capacity toward the newer EO 14059 global regime.