DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20220 1s made on this page pursuant to Pasi redactio (6) and (by(7(C)_ lexemptions (b | WAR 15 PAC No a Arturo Carlos Ballestas Arrieta Barranguilla (Atanti Dear Mr, Ballestas Arrieta: This responds to your request of October 10, 2005 the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") for t reexamination of your listing by OFAC as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker ("SDNT") pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995 ("Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers") submitted to In order for OFAC to properly evaluate your petition, you should provide your own detailed narrative responses to the followin requests for information, in a signed original statement submitted with documentation in support of the answers giv Original statements and documents prepared in Spanish should be accompanied by English transl Please provide the follow: Personal Identifying Dat a) Full name (last name, first name, middle name); b) Any alternate names or aliases; ¢) Date of birth and place of birth; d) Current residence address and phone number; e) Alternate residence addre and phone numbers; £) Passport numbers, places and dates of issue, expirations; g) U.S. visa numbers, types, es/dates of issue, expirations; h) U.S. resident al en numbers or asylum document numbers; 2. Curr: employment and to your employment and/or association wi Caja Solidaria and Coomuicosta, employment, the names, addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of those employers, and the names and titles of the owners, officers, directors, and other senior managers for her companies. Lock a8 R -coo072 Employment. Please describe fully your current other employment concurrent or subsequent Copservir Ltda.,n this page pursuant to exemptions (6) and (bY 7S mployment. Please describe the nature and title of each position you have held or any other association you have had with Copservir Ltda., Caja Solidaria and Coomulcosta, or any of their predecessors, and other entities owned or controlled by or affiliated with individuals on the ~ A cop’ he current SDNT list is enclosed associated with or employed by additional SDNTs, provide the length of time and specific dates of employment and describe each position, your duties in each position, the salaries and other benefits (such as stock shares) received in each position, and the date and conditions of separation or retirement from the company. you held a written employment contract, a copy should be provided. If you had some other type of association with hese SDNT entities or individuals, please provide an explanation. any other entities or What is your relationship with the following entities and individuals since 1995? If you have terminated your relationship with any of the entities or individuals lis below, plea @ provide documentary evidence of termination ed OPE HWURrOaMeBoOD 0 a. LooR a & R- 000073,ss. bbb. ccc. ddd. eee. ffe. ggg. hbk. did. to exemptions (b)(6) and (b)( nis page pul Copservir Ltda. (a.k.a Cooperativa Multiactiva de Empleados de Distribuidores de Drogas Copservir Ltda.; £.k.a. Distribuidora de Drogas la Rebaja S.A.; £.k.a, Distribuidora de Drogas la Rebaja Principal $.A.; £.k.a, Drogas la Rebaja) Locraer-cooarejij. Distribuidora de Drogas La Rebaja Barranquilla S.A, kkk. Caja Solidaria (a.k.a. Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Colombia; a.k.a. Cooperativa Multiactiva de Comercializacion Y Servicios) 111. Distribuidora de Drogas la Rebaja Bogota S.A. man, Distribuidora de Drogas la Rebaja Bucaramanga S.A. nnn. Distribuidora de Drogas la Rebaja Cali 3.A. oc. Distribuidora de Drogas la Rebaja Neiva 8.A. Ppp. Distribuidora de Drogas la Rebaja Pasto 8.A. qqq. Distribuidora de Drogas la Rebaja Pereira S.A. rrr. Laboratorios Blanco Pharma S.A. (a.k.a Blanco Pharma S.A.) ses. Alfa Pharma S.A. ttt. Inversiones Geele Ltda. wuu. Distribuidora de Drogas Condor Ltda. wv, Farmatodo S.A. www. Distribuidora Myramirez S.A. xxx. Cointercos S.A. (f.k.a. Laboratorios Blaimar; a.k.a. Cia. Interamericana de Cosmeticos S.A.; £.k.a. Laboratorios Blaimar de Colombia 8.A.) yyy. Credirebaja S.A. zzz. Cosmepop aaaa.Kartodromo Internacional de Cajica Ltda. bbbb.Distribuidora de Drogas Condor S.A. cece. Servicios Futura Limitada (a.k.a. Servifutura Ltda.) dddd.Latina de Cosmeticos ¥ Distribuciones S.A. eeee.Laboratorics Kressfor de Colombia S.A. ££££.Credisol gggg.Americana de Cosmeticos S.A. hhhh.Ingeneg E.U. i4idi.Consultoria Santafe E.U. 5J43.Servicios de la Sabana E.U. (a.k.a. Serbana E.U.) kkkk.Cia. Interamericana de Cosmeticos 8.A. (a.k.a. Cointercos S.A.) 11ll.Latina de Cosmeticos S.A. mmmm,Distriexport S.A. nnnn.Coomulcosta (a.k.a. Cooperativa Multiactiva de la Costa Coomuleosta Ltda.) coco. Trimark Ltda. pppp.Litopharma agaqq.Codisa (a.k.a. Cooperativa Multiactiva de Distribucion y Servicios) rrrr.Drofarco LooraaR-co007s10 ared ts rovide the name and complete address of any individual or entity for which or which you have held type of shared accounts, property o: other assets with individuals acting for or on behalf of or entities owned or controlled by or otherwise affiliated with d/or or any other entities or individuals on the SDNT with the identities of all shareholders, officers, directors or other senior managers in such firms and a description of the nature and extent of the holdings in st, alon Stock Ownership. Was any stock in Copservir Ltda., Caja Solidaria or Coomulcosta, or any of their predecessors, ever held in your name? If so, please explain the circumstances under which this occurred and the nature of any transfers of stock out of your name and to whom this stock was transferred U.S. Accounts. hold in any financial including names and addresses of types of accounts, account numbers, ant choosing the particular U.S. financial you have held individual, joint, busin accounts. and Assets ease detail any interest you accounts in the United States, inancial institutions, your reasons for atitutions at which SS or charge Property ny interest in real property Please detail. S. Have you traveled to the United Stat aged in any transactions not inciden related expenses and your personal maintenan: United States? If so, please list dates, places traveled, purpose of travel, and addresses utilized during stays. Additional Information: Provide addi you deem appropriate, which could assist OFAC in the review of your appeal. If OFAC does not receive a response from you within the next 90 days, we will assume that you do not wish to proceed. Your will be closed and your petition for removal from the SDNT will be denied. We may pose additional questions and document ary requests as we Look @4R- 000075in this matter. Please proceed. Thank you for your cooperatic: oreign Assets Control, direct any questions to the Office of Designation Investigations: Office of Foreign Assets Control U.S. Department of the Treasury ATTN: Designation Investigations 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.c. 20220 Sincerely, Jct nnifer Houghtén Assistant Director Designation Investigations Office of Foreign Assets Control Enclosure Leora sr- 000077Mrs, Jennifer Houghton Manager of the International Programs Division Office of control of foreign goods Department of the treasury Washington, D.C. 20220 Reference: Fac No T’m answering the letter in reference to the one I received on March 15” 2006, related with the information 1 requested for the exclusion of the executive order (SDNT) [1]12978 of October 21% 1995. 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION please provide the following information a. Complete name (iast names, first name, second name) ARTURO BALLESTAS ARRIETA b. Any alternative or pseudonym name? NONE c. Date and - ‘of birth? d._ Address of your actual residency and telephone number? BARI e. Alternative addresses or telephone numbers? NONE f. Passport number, place and date of issue, expiration date? I DON'T HAVE A PASSPORT g. Type and number of a United States visa, place and date of issue, expiration date? I'VE NEVER REQUESTED OR OBTAINED AN AMERICAN VISA. h. Foreign resident number of the U.S or numbers of an asylum document? NONE. LooR a &R- 000076page pursi (6)(6) and 2. ACTUAL EMPLOYMEN’ since MIB anc: ater the workers replacement, ve been in Copservir Ltda, in the present I hold the post of in the branch of Barranquilla. I clarify that I did work in the society DISTRIBUIDORA DE DROGAS LA REBAJA Barranquilla S.A., until August 1* 1996 where the workers replacement were given to COPSERVIR LTDA. Copservir is a co-operative with its principal branch in the city of Bogota located on CALLE 13 # 39-10, Telephone 091-335-1700, conformed by more than 4000 associates and with branches in four cities of the country: Bogota, Barranquilla, Cali and Bucaramanga. 3. EMPLOYMENT AND ASSOCIATION WITH SDNT ORGANIZATIONS T’ve never been employed or associated directly with any of the people mentioned in this point nor of the SDNT list, only with societies DISTRIBUIDORA DE DROGA LA REBAJA Barranquilla S.A., company in which I worked for as an employee until August 1* 1996 where the workers replacement was given, and with COPSERVIR LTDA. present employment and to this day I've held the following posts. POST I HELD DATE COMPANY Barranquilla DROGAS LA REBAJA Barranquilla DROGAS LA REBAJA Barranquilla _| DROGAS LA REBAIA | Barranquilla _| DROGAS LA REBAIA COPSERVIR. | Barranquilla | COPSERVIR The nature or promotion in each post has been product of hard work in each of them. Locr ag R-coa07eade on this page pursuant to ex 7 I LA WITH THE FOLLOWING COMPANIE: AND PEOPLE SINCE 1995? With the people related in point four (4) (document attached by you in response to my request) from the list of people and organizations I’ve only had a relation like this. a. ~ With natural people All these people were or are to this date people linked laborly to COPSERVIR and our relation was of workmates due to that to the present I find myself linked laborly 2s in tie branch of Barranquilla, b. - With jurisdiction organizations of these organizations I've had links with the following. - Copservir Ltda: Cooperative which I’m linked to laborly. - Distribuidora de Drogas La Rebaja Barranquilla S.A.; name of the company before the workers replacement were given to Copservir Ltda. + Credirebaja: the relation is that I possess a credit card to buy exclusive medicine. 1 don't have this card anymore. - Coomulcosta: my relation with this Cooperative was product of that I ees ee: - Caja Solidaria: my relation with this company was that 1 had a funeral plan that Caja Solidaria offered its associates, workers of Copservir Ltda and their families. This was the only relation I had with this company. Lcer @& R- 000080(All redactions made on this 5, ACCOUNTS OF SHARES AND GOODS: None, I've never manage any type of shares, property or other goods, share accounts for people acting or in representation of other companies property of or controlled and nor any other company or person in the SDNT list. 6. OWNER OF SHARES: No, I haven't been a partner, share holder nor have I ever had shares under my name with any of the people or companies described in your list. In Copservir Ltda. I don’t possess shares due to that it's a Cooperative, In Copservir Ltda. 1 possess contributions and its nature is generated from the obligation that I have as an associate of contributions which I make through fortnightly discounts from my earned salary. In Drogas La Rebaja Barranquilla S.A. where I worked before the workers replacement took place I was never a share holder nor did I have any shares, 7, ACCOUNTS AND GOODS IN THE UNITED STATES: I don't have nor have I had any income from any financial account in the U.S., I've never had any financial accounts or properties in that country. 8, INTERESTS OF PROPERTIES IN THE U.S.: I've never obtained any income from real state properties in the U.S. due to that I don’t have any properties in that country. 9, TRIPS TO THE U. Trip to Barranquilia- Miami in I for a or T° that moment I worked for INTERCOR multinational company, Cities visited: Miami, Orlando and New York., the passport was only for one entry, it was never renewed. » Locr @&R- 000081Ke factions mai de on this page pursuant to exem 10, NAL INI IN: 1 attached an authentic photocopy of the certification of the labor relation I hold with the society DISTRIBUIDORA DE DROGAS LA REBAJA. Barranquilla S.A. and COPSERVIR LTDA. Copy of the certificate enrolment to the funeral plan that was offered by Caja Solidaria and copy of the certificate of retirement from this funeral plan. THANK YOU, sak \ sd t\ 7 ARTURO BALLESTAS ARRIETA LOR @.& R- 000082DELETED PAGE SHEET 1 page(s) withheld in full pursuant to exemptions (b)(6) and (b)(7)(C) Bates page number(s) LCCR Q & R 000083‘720000880 4997 enlpy eysoonwoo9| epepinb evepijos efeg| engoy smasdoo| ejsandsai uls| eys09NwW009| ‘euepog efeg ‘sinsasdoo| > ony sopes] ejay seysaieg| vsaudWa OaVISa OIANA WHOaS vsaudW3 NOIOWOISILNSGI S3NaWON soarmady [OVUNG) pue (9)(q) suoyduiexa oy wensind abed siuj uo 8 Pew UlMuu QL . a mee <8 CAMARA DE COMERCIO DE BOGOTA Clo SEDE SALTTRI CAMARA owousieman 8 DE FRARBRO DE 2008 HORA ; 14:06:20 o3cTag208152 HOJA : 1 DEL CERTIFICA EN JUNIO DE ESTE ANO SE ELEGIRAN JUNTA DIRECTIVA ¥ REVISOR * FISCAL DE LA CAMARA DE COMERCIO, LAS INSCRIPCIONES DE * CANDIDATOS DEBEN HACERSE DURANTE LA PRIMERA QUINCENA DE MAYO* PARA INFORMACION DETALLADA DIRIGIRSE A LA SEDE PRINCIPAL 50 * PISO 0 COMUNICARSE CON 8L TELEFONO 5941000 EXTENSTON 2599. * CERTIFICADO DE LA ENTIDAD SIN ANIMO DE LUCRO: COOPHRATIVA MULTIACTIVA DE COMERCIALIZACION ¥Y SERVICIOS LA CUAL PODRA IDENTIFICARSE TAMBIEN CON LA SIGLA CAJA SOLIDARIA. NUMERO 80005233 N.E.1. : 830033942-6 BL SUSCRITO SECRETARTO DR LA CAMARA DR COMERCTO DE BOGOTA, EN EJERCICIO DE LA FACULTAD CONPERIDA POR LOS ARTICULOS 43 ¥ 144 DEL DECRETO NUMERO 2150 DE 1995 CRRTIFICA QUE POR ACTA NO, 0000001 DEL 14 DE JULIO DE 1997 , OTORGADO(A) EN ASAMBLEA DE ASOCIADOS , INSCRITA EN ESTA CAMARA DB COMBRCIO EL 18 DE JULIO DE 1997 BAJO EL NUMERO: 00006864 DEL LIBRO I DE LAS ENTIDADES SIN ANIMO DE LUCRO, FUE CONSTITUIDA LA ENTIDAD DENOMINADA: COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE COLOMBIA LA CUAL PODRA IDENTIFICARSE TAMBIEN CON LA SIGLA CAJA SOLIDARTA CHRTIFICA : QUE POR ACTA NO, 0000004 DEL 30 DE AGOSTO DE 1999 , OTORGADO(A) EN ASAMRLEA DE ASOCTADOS , INSCRITA EN ESTA CAMARA DE COMERCIO EL 16 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1999 BAJO EL NUMERO: €0025791 DEL LIBRO T DE LAS ENTIDADSS SIN ANIMO DB GUCRO, LA ENTIDAD CAMBTO SU NOMBRE DE COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE COLOMBIA LA CUAL PODRA IDENTIFICARSE TAMBIEN CON LA SIGLA CAJA SOLIDARIA POR BL DE COOPERATIVA MULITIACTIVA DE COMERCIALIZACION Y SERVICTOS LA CUAL PODRA IDENTIFICARSS TAMBIEN CON LA SIGLA CAJA SOLIDARLA CERTIFICA QUE EL ACTA DE LA ASAMBLEA DB ASOCIADOS DEL 22 DE DICTEMBRE DE 2004, POR MEDIO DE LA CUAL SE APROBO LA CURNTA PINAL DE LIQUEDACION DE LA BNTIDAD DZ LA REFERENCIA, FUE INSCRITA BL 08 DE MARZO DE 2005 BAJO HL NO. 81991 DEL LIBRO I DE LOS LIBROS DE LAS ENTIDADES SIN ANIMO DE LUCRO CERTEFICA: FORME A LOS Rl QUE APARECEN EN BOGOTA, LA ENTIDAD $B ENCUENTRA QUE, EN CONSECUENCIA, ¥ CO! LA CAMARA DE COMERCIO LIQUIDADA. Lccra&A-o9008sGS ovservir. M8 NIT, 830.011.570-3, VIGILADA SUPERSOLIDARIA CERTIFICAMOS Que el senor ARTURO CARLOS BALLESTAS ARRIETA, identificado con la cédula de ciudadania NEE expedida en Barranquilla, laboré para Distribuidora de Drogas La Rebaja Barranguilia S.A. (Nit. 890,105.358-2) en el periodo comprendido entre yy, cic! 1° de Agosto de 1.996 (fecha en que se realizd la sustitucién patronal) hh la fecha_para ésta_cooperativa. Actualmenie esempera e) coro << Tears con Contrato a término indefinido. Para constancia se firma en la ciudad de Barranquilla a los diecisiete (17) dias del mes de Enero de 2.006 GerenteXOperativo Sucursal/Barranquilla Carrera 68 N° 74-49) Vel. 3530793 Fax: 3530623 Barranquilla Leer a &R-oo00es