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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Top Ten
- Issued
- 2020
- Nationality
- Colombian
- Checked
Wilver Villegas-Palomino
The FBI lists Wilver Villegas-Palomino, a Colombian national, among its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. The notice says Villegas-Palomino is wanted for: Narco-Terrorism; International Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy; International Cocaine Distribution. The United States Department of State's Narcotics Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Wilver Villegas-Palomino.
He is described as 1.7 m tall, weighing about 86 kg, with brown eyes and black hair. Born on 21 October 1981 in Curumani, Colombia, he would now be 44.
Charges, as published
- Narco-Terrorism
- International Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
- International Cocaine Distribution
Reward
The United States Department of State's Narcotics Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Wilver Villegas-Palomino.
Case details, as published by FBI
Wilver Villegas-Palomino is a ranking member of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and is wanted for drug-trafficking activities for the ELN Northeastern War Front in the Catatumbo region of Colombia and in Venezuela. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Villegas-Palomino in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, on February 13, 2020, after he was charged with narco-terrorism, international cocaine distribution conspiracy, and international cocaine distribution.
About this notice
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If you have information
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