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.