The person at the center of this case
Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores (subject/fugitive)
Cold Case · Open - Fugitive at Large
14 years waiting · since 2012
FAUSTO ISIDRO MEZA-FLORES
Justice for Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores (subject/fugitive) — the trail went cold in 2012, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Meza-Flores currently hiding within Mexico, and what safe houses or compounds does the Meza-Flores TCO operate?
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evidence
Lead #2What financial networks and money-laundering operations support the organization's drug-trafficking activities?
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location
Lead #3Which specific Mexican regions and border crossing points does the Meza-Flores TCO control for drug distribution?
Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores is the alleged leader of a major transnational criminal organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico, responsible for trafficking massive quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana into the United States. Originally indicted in May 2012 and charged with additional drug-trafficking violations in November 2019, Meza-Flores remains a fugitive believed to be hiding in Mexico. His capture would significantly disrupt one of North America's most dangerous drug-trafficking networks and help dismantle a heavily armed criminal organization that has controlled drug production and distribution across multiple Mexican regions.
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#1201
United States District Court for the District of Columbia; FBI
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person
Lead #4Who are the key lieutenants and associates within the Meza-Flores organization that could lead authorities to the fugitive?
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Lead #5What intelligence exists regarding Meza-Flores' communications, movements, or interactions with other criminal organizations?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Five Hundred Grams or More of Methamphetamine, Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine, Distribute One Kilogram or More of Heroin, and Distribute One Thousand Kilograms or More of Marijuana for Importation into the United States; Use and Possession of a Firearm Caution: Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores is the alleged leader of the Meza-Flores Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), a heavily armed, 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, fentanyl, and marijuana into the United States, and has predominately controlled drug production, transportation, and distribution in several locations throughout Mexico.
Meza-Flores was originally indicted on May 2, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. On November 26, 2019, a federal superseding indictment and federal arrest warrant were issued for Meza-Flores in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after he was charged with multiple counts of Drug-Trafficking Violations and Use and Possession of a Firearm.
Remarks: Meza-Flores is believed to be living in Mexico.
Timeline of Events
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2012-05-02
Original Indictment
Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores originally indicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana.
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2019-11-26
Superseding Indictment
Federal superseding indictment and arrest warrant issued for additional drug-trafficking violations and firearm charges.
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Case Information
Incident:May 2, 2012
Last Updated:June 7, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:May 2, 2012
Last Updated:June 7, 2026
Up to $5 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case