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ICE Adds Ex-Mexican Federal Officer Linked to Sinaloa Cartel to Most-Wanted List

ICE cites cocaine-trafficking, money-laundering conspiracies, listing Tijuana and Los Angeles as his last known locations.

Overview

  • The agency published the notice over the weekend on its official X account, naming Omar Guillermo Cuen Lugo and requesting information on his whereabouts.
  • Cuen Lugo is identified as a former Mexican federal police officer known as “El Compa Omar.”
  • Local investigative reports describe him as an operator for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada who moved narcotics from Culiacán through Baja California into the United States.
  • He was previously arrested in 2010 and again on February 14, 2014, during Mexican operations in Tijuana and Culiacán targeting Zambada’s network.
  • Public reporting indicates his custody and legal status in Mexico were unclear prior to his addition to the ICE most-wanted list.