Afghan Biographies
Barakzai, Shah Mohammad
Name | Barakzai, Shah Mohammad | |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun | |
Date of birth | 1979 | |
Function/Grade | Alleged Drug Dealer | |
History and Biodata | 3. Biodata: The United States on 20120620 slapped sanctions on an Afghan drug trafficking network and designated two leaders Shah Mohammad Barakzai and Haji Baz Mohammad as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers. Barakzai is said to be the head of a drug trafficking organisation based in Gereshk, Afghanistan. The US Department of Treasury also designated under the Kingpin Act two other individuals and entities located in In addition to Barakzai, who has been convicted and sentenced in Afghanistan for operating as a narcotics trafficker, Treasury also named three of his associates: Abdul "Doctor" Hadi, who used his pharmaceutical background to process opium for Barakzai's network; Haji Baz Mohammad, who controls opium cultivation and transportation for the network; and Mohammad Wali, who served as the main financial conduit for the network in Kandahar.Afghanistan for their support to Shah Mohammad Barakzai and his organisation.
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Last Modified | 2012-06-26 | |
Established | 2012-06-26 |