Syrian Sanctioned for Smuggling People to US Border

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Syrian Sanctioned for Smuggling People to US Border
By Reuters
April 18, 2018 10:21 pm Last Updated: April 18, 2018 10:58 pm

WASHINGTON—A Syrian man accused of trafficking Syrian and Lebanese nationals to the U.S. border was sanctioned on Wednesday by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, which said it was intent on disrupting his “prolific human smuggling operations” around the globe.

Acting under executive order 13581 “Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations” issued under President Obama in 2011, the Treasury placed Nasif Barakat and his gang, based in Homs, Syria, on a list of people and entities whose assets under U.S. control can be frozen. The action generally prohibits U.S. citizens from dealing with Barakat or his group.

“The Barakat TCO is a human smuggling organization based in Homs, Syria, that facilitates the smuggling of Syrian and Lebanese nationals to the United States border using a variety of travel routes.

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