The Ofac List, Explained: Sanctions, Restrictions and the Effect on Costa Ricans Indicated

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The Drug Control Administration (DEA) reported that four Costa Ricans were included in the list of the Office for the Control of Foreign Assets (OFAC), known as the U.S. blacklist. Entering OFAC is not a simple record: it implies being marked worldwide, with sanctions ranging from freezing accounts to breaking commercial ties. That list includes international drug traffickers and questioned regimes. Now, Costa Ricans also appear.