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Hassan Muhammad Daqqou

Designations and court status
AuthorityStatusDateBasis or courtSource
U.S. TreasuryDesignated Mar. 28, 2023Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism) Entry

Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words

“Linked To: HIZBALLAH”

U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: DAQQOU, Hassan Muhammad, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Mar. 28, 2023, remarks field, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

What Treasury Said

“Hassan Muhammad Daqqou (Daqqou) is a Lebanese-Syrian dual national dubbed by media as ‘The King of Captagon.’”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Syrian Regime and Lebanese Actors Involved in Illicit Drug Production and Trafficking, press release, Mar. 28, 2023, para. 13, home.treasury.gov.

“Daqqou has been linked to drug trafficking operations carried out by the SAA’s Fourth Division, directed by Maher al-Assad, and with cover reportedly provided by Hizballah.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Syrian Regime and Lebanese Actors Involved in Illicit Drug Production and Trafficking, press release, Mar. 28, 2023, para. 13, home.treasury.gov.

Linked To

As Listed

  • U.S. Treasury DAQQOU, Hassan Muhammad

Exhibits

  1. Exhibit 1

    U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: DAQQOU, Hassan Muhammad, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Mar. 28, 2023, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

  2. Exhibit 2

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Syrian Regime and Lebanese Actors Involved in Illicit Drug Production and Trafficking, press release, Mar. 28, 2023, home.treasury.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

    Summary The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced designations of Syrian regime supporters and Lebanese actors involved in Captagon production, trafficking, and related support for Hezbollah, in coordination with the United Kingdom. The action was taken today under Executive Orders 13572, 13582, and 13224, as amended, and the Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act of 2019, with designated persons and covered entities subject to property blocking and related restrictions.

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