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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2022
- Nationality
- Haitian
- Checked
Lanmo Sanjou
The FBI lists Lanmo Sanjou, a Haitian national, on its Wanted list (notice published in 2022). The notice says Sanjou is wanted for: Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking; Hostage Taking. The United States Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $1 million United States dollars for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Lanmo Sanjou.
He is described as 1.7 m tall, weighing about 68 kg, with brown eyes and black hair. Distinguishing marks noted by the agency: Sanjou has significant scars across his body. Sanjou has the following tattoos: right calf - skull; left calf - snake; right forearm - knife; right shoulder - spider web; left arm - sleeved and cursive writing; and on his chest are stars and cursive writing. Born on 28 February 1993 in Haiti, he would now be 33.
Charges, as published
- Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking
- Hostage Taking
Reward
The United States Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $1 million United States dollars for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Lanmo Sanjou.
Case details, as published by FBI
Lanmo Sanjou, as leader of the gang 400 Mawozo, allegedly participated in the October 2021, kidnapping of 17 Christian Missionaries in Haiti, including five children, one as young as 8 months old. The hostages were allegedly held at gunpoint and most remained captive for 61 days. The gang demanded ransom payment for each of the victims. Lanmo Sanjou was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking and Hostage Taking by an indictment filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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