Person sanctions dossier

Kempes SANON

Kempes SANON is the leader of the Les Argentins gang. The UK states that Kempes Sanon, alias “Kempes”, is the leader of the Les Argentins gang (also known as the Bel Air gang), which has around 150 members. The UK also states that Kempes Sanon has been playing a significant role in the consolidation of power by gangs over Port-au-Prince. Kempes SANON is listed under terrorism-related sanctions by EU and OFAC, and under Haiti-related sanctions by Australia (DFAT), EU, UK, and UN, first designated in 2025.

Kempes SANON is listed as person with 5 source listings across 5 authorities.

Programs: 2653 (Haiti), Haiti, SDGT, The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022, UNLI.

Geography: Haiti.

• Entity type: Person
• Sanctions status: active
• Authorities: AU_DFAT, EU, OFAC, UK, UN
• Source listings: 5
• Official IDs: 8446, 179929, 55936, HAI0013, 6909475
• Identifiers: EU Logical ID: 179929; Gender: Male; Legal basis: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; UK Unique ID: HAI0013; OFSI Group ID: 17200; UN Reference Number: HTi.010