Type

Person

Name
María Alejandrina Salazar Hernández

Also known as
Alejandrina Salazar Hernandez · Maria Alejandrina Salazar Hernandez · Alejandrina Salazar de Guzman · SALAZAR HERNANDEZ, Maria Alejandrina · Alejandrina Hernandez Salazar

Script aliases
LATIN SCRIPT
María Alejandrina Salazar Hernández
Maria Alejandrina Salazar Hernandez
SALAZAR HERNANDEZ, Maria Alejandrina
Alejandrina Salazar de Guzman
JAPANESE SCRIPT
マリア・アレハンドリーナ・サラサール・エルナンデス

Gender
Female

Citizenship
🇲🇽 Mexico (MX)

Nationality
Mexican

Position
First wife of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera
Mother of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar · Mother of Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar

First name
Maria Alejandrina · Alejandrina

Last name
Salazar Hernández · Salazar Hernandez

OFAC ID
13121
· Program SDNTK

Program IDs
US-SDNTK
US-SAM

Risk categories
• Sanctions
• SIP

Linked Entities

Joaquín Guzmán Loera (“El Chapo”)
Relation: Spouse
Sanctioned Entity — SDNTK
Founder and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Convicted in the United States in 2019; sentenced to life imprisonment. Also recorded as Joaquin Guzman / Joaquin Guzman Loera in source data.

Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar
Relation: Son
Sanctioned Entity
Co-leader of the Sinaloa Cartel (Los Chapitos faction). Also recorded as IVAN ARCHIVALDO GUZMAN SALAZAR.

Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar
Relation: Son
Sanctioned Entity
Also recorded as Jesus Alfredo GUZMAN SALAZAR. Sanctioned in connection with Sinaloa Cartel operations.

Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar
Relation: Child
Family Connection

Sanctions

🇺🇸 United States — OFAC (SDNTK)
Active

Sanctioning Authority
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Program
SDNTK — Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker Kingpin

Listing ID
13121

Listed On
7 June 2012

Parent Program
US-NARCO

Legal Basis
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

List
USA — SDN List / USA — SDNTK

Designated as a family member of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera and as a significant supporter of his narcotics trafficking operations. Involved in activities associated with the Sinaloa Cartel since January 2001. Also listed on the US SAM Procurement Exclusions (TREAS-OFAC Reciprocal program).

Database Coverage

Sanctions
Listed
Warnings & Regulatory Enforcement
Listed
Special Interest Person (SIP)
Listed
PEP
Not Listed
PEP Level 1
Not Listed
PEP Level 2
Not Listed
PEP Level 3
Not Listed
PEP Level 4
Not Listed
Special Interest Entity (SIE)
Not Listed
Fitness & Probity
Not Listed
Insolvency
Not Listed
Relatives & Close Associates (RCA)
Not Listed

Sources
🇺🇸
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) — SDN and Blocked Persons List
SDNTK designation under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. Listing ID 13121. Listed 7 June 2012.

🇺🇸
OFAC — Sanctions Programs and Country Information
OFAC narcotics trafficking (US-NARCO) program information; enforcement details for the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

🇺🇸
US SAM Procurement Exclusions
Federal procurement exclusion records. TREAS-OFAC Reciprocal program. Daily refresh.

🇺🇸
US Government Publishing Office (via AML Watcher Internal Database)
Official government publications including Federal Register notices for SDNTK designations. Accessed via AML Watcher Internal Database.

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