ARMANDO VARGAS

Wanted Fugitive

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Wanted for

Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substance; Aiding and Abetting

Caution

Between April and December of 2004, the FBI, along with numerous local, state, and federal agencies, conducted an extensive investigation targeting an illegal drug trafficking and money laundering enterprise in the Chicago area. Of the 23 individuals charged as a result of this investigation, a handful of fugitives remain, including Armando Vargas.

An arrest warrant was issued on October 3, 2006, by the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, after Vargas was charged federally with conspiring to distribute a controlled substance and aiding and abetting.

Description

Sex: Male
Race: hispanic
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175 lbs
Age: 52
Date(s) of birth used: July 24, 1974
Place of birth: Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
Scars and marks: None known
Occupation: Unknown
NCIC: W141108075

Field offices

Chicago · IL

Possible locations

Illinois · MEX · USA

Remarks

Vargas may be in the company of his wife and baby boy.

Poster files

English

Posted Aug 27, 2010 · Updated by the FBI Mar 14, 2026

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