SALOME FLORES APODACA

Wanted Fugitive

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS AND AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK

Wanted for

Conspiracy to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine, Fifty Grams or More of Methamphetamine, One Kilogram or More of Heroin, and One Thousand Kilograms or More of Marijuana for Importation into the United States; Use of a Firearm

Reward

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $35,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Salome Flores Apodaca.

Caution

Salome Flores Apodaca is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Meza-Flores Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), a major drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico. The Meza-Flores TCO is allegedly responsible for the possession, distribution, and importation of large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana into the United States, and has predominately controlled drug distribution in parts of Sinaloa, southern Sonora, and Nayarit, Mexico.

On May 2, 2012, a federal indictment was issued for Salome Flores Apodaca in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after he was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine, Fifty Grams or More of Methamphetamine, One Kilogram or More of Heroin, and One Thousand Kilograms or More of Marijuana for Importation into the United States; and Use of a Firearm.

Description

Sex: Male
Race: hispanic
Hair: brown
Eyes: brown
Height: 5'9"–5'10"
Weight: 180–195 lbs
Age: 63
Date(s) of birth used: October 23, 1962
Place of birth: Sinaloa, Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
NCIC: W092560745

Field offices

Washington, D.C. · DC

Remarks

Apodaca is believed to be living in Mexico. He is the uncle of Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores (https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fausto-isidro-meza-flores), also known as El Chapo Isidro, who is the alleged leader of the Meza-Flores Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), a major drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico.

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Posted Mar 5, 2019 · Updated by the FBI Mar 14, 2026

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