The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on the Foxtrot Network, a criminal organization based in Sweden, and its leader Rawa Majid. The network is known for drug trafficking and violent activities, including an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm in January 2024, allegedly carried out on behalf of Iran.
"Iran’s brazen use of transnational criminal organizations and narcotics traffickers underscores the regime’s attempts to achieve its aims through any means, with no regard for the cost to communities across Europe," stated Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. "Treasury, alongside our U.S. government and international partners, will continue to hold accountable those who seek to further Iran’s thuggish and destabilizing agenda."
The action aligns with National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 aimed at disrupting Iranian destabilizing activities. The Iranian regime has reportedly used criminal networks as proxies for external operations, targeting U.S. nationals and planning attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets across Europe.
The Foxtrot Network is notorious for shootings, contract killings, assaults, drug trafficking, and arms smuggling in Sweden and other European countries. Its leader Rawa Majid is said to have cooperated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), which has been sanctioned by OFAC.
Under Executive Order 13581, as amended by E.O. 13863, OFAC has designated both the Foxtrot Network as a significant transnational criminal organization (TCO) and Majid for his role within it.
As a result of these sanctions, all properties in the United States belonging to these entities are blocked. Transactions involving these properties are prohibited unless authorized by OFAC. Violations may lead to civil or criminal penalties.
OFAC emphasizes that sanctions aim not at punishment but at encouraging positive change in behavior. For more information about removal from an OFAC list or details about today's designations, refer to their guidelines.
