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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- Interpol
- Notice
- Red Notice
- Issued
- 2025
- Nationality
- United States
- Checked
Ishmel Shavaughne Sweeney
Interpol lists Ishmel Shavaughne Sweeney, an American national, among its Red Notices (issued 2025, requested by MS). The notice links Sweeney to charges that include drug trafficking and weapons offences.
Sweeney is described as 1.79 m tall, weighing about 81 kg, with dark hair. Distinguishing marks noted by the agency: Tattoos all about his body including arms, forearms and chest. Born on 5 June 1977, Sweeney would now be 49. Sweeney speaks English.
- Drug trafficking
- Weapons offences
Charges, as published
- Importation of a Prohibited Weapon (.38 Revolver)
- Importation of a Prohibited Weapon (12-gauge Shotgun)
- Making an untrue declaration to a Customs Officer.
- Drug Trafficking (Cannabis, approx. 1kg) · filed by MS
About this notice
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