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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2017
- Nationality
- American
- Checked
Melvin Perez Cardenas
Melvin Perez Cardenas, an American national, is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2017. He is wanted in connection with charges that include drug trafficking, organised crime, money laundering and kidnapping. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 U.S. Dollars for information leading directly to the location, arrest, and conviction of Melvin Perez Cardenas.
He is described as 1.75 m tall, weighing about 79 kg, with brown eyes and black hair. Distinguishing marks noted by the agency: Cardenas has tattoos on his left ankle, right arm, right side of his chest, and right shoulder. Born on 31 January 1977 in Los Angeles, California, he would now be 49.
- Drug trafficking
- Organised crime
- Money laundering
- Kidnapping or hostage-taking
- Extortion or racketeering
- Weapons offences
Charges, as published
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy
- Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering
- Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances
- Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances
- Hostage Taking Conspiracy and Hostage Taking
- Conspiracy to Launder Money
- Carry and Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence or Drug Trafficking Crime
- Criminal Forfeiture
Reward
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 U.S. Dollars for information leading directly to the location, arrest, and conviction of Melvin Perez Cardenas.
Case details, as published by FBI
Melvin Perez Cardenas is wanted for his alleged involvement in narcotics trafficking, hostage taking, and money laundering as part of the Sinaloa Drug Trafficking Organization. On October 15, 2015, Cardenas was indicted in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, California, and an arrest warrant was issued for his arrest based on the following charges: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy; Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances: Hostage Taking Conspiracy and Hostage Taking; Conspiracy to Launder Money; Carry and Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence or Drug Trafficking Crime; and Criminal Forfeiture.
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