New Delhi: The Bush administration on Friday imposed sanctions on India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim and his organisation, denying him access to USA’s financial system.
Dawood is wanted in India for the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and was declared a global terrorist by the US three years ago. Dawood and his organisation, which is spread over India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, have been slapped with the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).
"The action underscores President George W Bush’s determination to do every thing possible to pursue drug traffickers, undermine operations and end the suffering that trade in illicit drugs inflicts on Americans and other people around the world, as well as preventing drug traffickers from supporting terrorists," a White House statement said.
Curbs have also been on Fahd Jamil Georges of Brazil, Ali Naway of Iran and Mexico's Amezcus Contrearas Organisation.
The action brings the total number of individuals and entities designated under the Kingpin Act to 62. The Kingpin Act, which became a law in December 1999, targets significant foreign narcotics traffickers, their organisations and operatives worldwide, denying them access to the US financial system and all trade and transactions involving US companies and individuals.
The Kingpin Act does not target the countries in which these foreign individuals and entities are operating or the governments of such countries.
It empowers the President's to do everything possible to pursue drug traffickers and undermine their operations. It also prevents drug traffickers from supporting terrorists.
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