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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2024
- Checked
Esteban Sinhue Mercado
Esteban Sinhue Mercado is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2024. He is wanted in connection with charges that include drug trafficking.
He is described as 1.7 m tall, weighing about 73 kg, with brown eyes and brown hair. Born on 15 September 1999, he would now be 27.
Charges, as published
- Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances
- Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances
Case details, as published by FBI
Esteban Sinhue Mercado is wanted for his alleged role in conspiring to traffic and import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and other controlled substances from Mexico through Los Angeles, California, for export to Canada or re-distribution throughout the United States. On January 4, 2024, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Mercado in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, California, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, and Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances.
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