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SERGIO LUIS MARTINEZ-VARELA

Wanted Fugitive

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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Wanted for

Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substance; Money Laundering; 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 Sergio Luis Martinez-Varela.

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

Description

Sex
Male
Race
hispanic
Hair
black
Eyes
brown
Height
5'6"
Weight
140 lbs
Age
59
Date(s) of birth used
August 23, 1967
Place of birth
Mexico
Nationality
Mexican
Scars and marks
None known
Occupation
Unknown
NCIC
W726813776

Field offices

Chicago · IL

Possible locations

Illinois · MEX · USA

Remarks

Martinez-Varela has connections in Mexico.

Poster files

English

Posted Aug 28, 2010 · Updated by the FBI Mar 14, 2026

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