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ICE Seeks Ex-Mexican Federal Officer Tied to ‘El Mayo’ in Cocaine, Money-Laundering Case

The agency posted a wanted notice listing Tijuana and Los Angeles as his last known locations.

Overview

  • ICE added Omar Guillermo Cuen-Lugo, known as “El Compa Omar,” to its most-wanted alerts and shared his photo on X, requesting tips on his whereabouts.
  • U.S. authorities accuse him of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to launder money connected to the Sinaloa Cartel.
  • Reporting identifies him as a former federal police officer who coordinated cocaine shipments from Culiacán through Baja California into the United States for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s network.
  • Mexican records show he was detained in 2010 in Baja California with cocaine and firearms, and again in 2014 during federal operations in Tijuana and Culiacán targeting the Zambada faction.
  • His subsequent legal status in Mexico remains unclear, highlighting the cross-border focus of the current investigation publicized by ICE.