FBI Adds Alleged Drug Kingpin to Ten Most Wanted List, Offers $5 Million Reward

Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores Added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores, the alleged head of the Meza-Flores transnational criminal organization, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Meza-Flores, also known as "Chapo Isidro," is accused of leading the Sinaloa, Mexico-based group responsible for trafficking large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana into the United States. His criminal activity spans over two decades.

"For decades, the public has shared information with the FBI that has helped us capture dangerous criminals," said Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan. "Today, we ask you to help us find Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores, so we can bring him to justice and curb the flow of illegal drugs into our country."

Meza-Flores was previously identified as one of three major cartel bosses remaining in Mexico.

"In addition to the scourge of illicit drugs Meza-Flores and his organization have unleashed into the United States from across our southern border, they’re also accused of heinous crimes ranging from kidnapping and extortion to torture and murder," said acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll.

Meza-Flores was originally indicted in May 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In November 2019, a federal grand jury handed down a superseding indictment for drug trafficking offenses and possession of a firearm. The indictment alleges that Meza-Flores conspired to manufacture and distribute drugs in the U.S. from 2005 to 2019.

The U.S. government is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Meza-Flores' arrest and conviction. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the FBI.

Meza-Flores is described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with brown eyes and dark brown hair. He likely lives in Mexico.

Meza-Flores is the 533rd fugitive added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since its creation in March 1950. Since then, 496 have been apprehended or located. The federal law enforcement agency says 163 of those caught have been "a result of citizen cooperation.