The world is full of dangerous characters: murderers, drug dealers, con artists, criminals and even a priest.
Many of those people were put behind bars, but others remain intensely sought after.
International organizations in charge of prosecuting criminals such as the
FBI
,
Interpol
and the
DEA
work to bring thousands of people who are fugitives to justice.
These are
the 10 most dangerous criminals in the world
who still enjoy their freedom.
There is a common denominator in almost all of these criminals: the majority are Latino and are involved in drug trafficking.
Mexican priest Eduardo Córdova went on the run in 2014.
Eduardo Cordova Bautista
In 2014, a scandal shook the Catholic Church in
Mexico
when it became known that Eduardo Córdova, a well-known priest from that country, was found guilty, after innumerable complaints against him, of
sexually abusing more than one hundred minors
.
Due to what happened, an arrest warrant was issued against Córdova, but the priest fled.
Today Bautista has an international arrest warrant and is
Interpol's top three
on the list of the most wanted fugitives in the world.
Miguel Angel Vera is wanted by the Argentine police and they offer a million-dollar reward for his whereabouts.
Miguel Angel Vera
Miguel Ángel Vera is Argentine and was born in 1952. The man has been a fugitive since March 2020. He was a member of the Army during the dictatorship and is accused of committing crimes against humanity in the city of Rosario.
The Argentine government offers a reward of $5 million pesos.
The man from Uzbekistan is accused of human trafficking.
Sandjar Agzamov
Sandjar Agzamov is a 33-year-old man of Uzbek origin, accused of breaking the law with corrupt organizations, racketeering, aggravated identity theft, harboring undocumented foreigners, forced labor trafficking, and fraud in the recruitment of labor people from another country in the United States.
ICE
(Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service) has been searching hard for the accused since 2016.
Quirinito faked his death and disappeared from the map.
Pedro Alejandro Castillo Paniagua
The Dominican Pedro Alejandro Castillo Paniagua "Quirinito" was imprisoned for homicide and drug trafficking.
Since 2017 he was declared dead, but his corpse was not taken to any cemetery and from that moment the defendant disappeared.
He is the most wanted man in the
Dominican Republic
and one of the most dangerous drug traffickers in Central America.
The Central Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Dicrim), the Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces (J-2) and the National Department of Investigations (DNI) maintain the intense search for "Quirinito" who faked his death to evade the law.
Jason Brown was last seen in 2004.
Jason Derek Brown
United States
native
Jason Derek Brown is intensely wanted for involvement in a murder and armed robbery in Phoenix, Arizona.
In November 2004, the man shot and killed a police officer outside a movie theater, robbed the scene, then fled with the money.
The FBI offers a reward of $200,000
in exchange for his whereabouts.
In 2022 Europol joined the search for the crypto queen.
Ruja Ignatova
Ruja Ignatova, nicknamed "the crypto queen", is accused of defrauding investors out of $4 billion by selling a cryptocurrency called
OneCoin
.
Missing since 2016, she faces charges of wire fraud and financial fraud for running the company OneCoin Ltd.
Prosecutors say the company offered commissions to members to entice others to buy worthless cryptocurrency.
She
is currently the most wanted woman in the world
, Europol and other criminal search agencies offer a reward of $100,000 in exchange for accurate information on her location.
The son of Chapo Guzmán is another of the most wanted federal fugitives in the world.
Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar
He is the son of drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias 'El Chapo Guzmán' and is accused of two counts of conspiracy for drug possession: one for distribution and another for export and import of illicit substances.
'Alfredito' is not only another bloodthirsty drug lord, but with several of his brothers he leads the front "Los Menores", which is a dissident of the
Sinaloa Cartel
, one of the most feared not only in Mexico, but also in the rest of the world. the entire American continent.
The DEA placed him on the list of the 10 most wanted criminals and offers 5 million
dollars for his whereabouts.
The DEA offers a million-dollar sum of money for "El Mencho."
Nemesio Cervantes "El Mencho"
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes is a Mexican drug trafficker, terrorist and criminal,
leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel
.
He is one of the most wanted capos in
Mexico
and the United States.
The criminal charges for which he is charged are: drug trafficking, illegal possession of firearms, participation in organized crime, murder, terrorism.
The DEA is offering a $10 million reward
for his whereabouts or specific information about him.
Tibor Foco has been a fugitive from justice for almost 30 years.
Tibor Focus
Tibor Foco is a former Austrian motorcycle racer who was sentenced to life in prison in 1986
for murdering two prostitutes
.
In 1995, thanks to some special permits he received to complete his university studies, he fled and nothing more was heard from him.
He has been escaping from justice for almost 28 years and it is suspected that he would have committed more crimes.
He is
the most wanted fugitive by Europol
, which offered a reward of 20,000 euros in exchange for his whereabouts.
The historic drug trafficker "El Mayo" is another of those targeted by the FBI.
Ismael Zambada Garcia
Ismael Zambada García, popularly known as "El Mayo", is a drug trafficker who gained notoriety during the 90's until he became one of the most powerful in Mexico leading the
Sinaloa Cartel
.
He is charged with money laundering conspiracy, possession of firearms, promotion of drug trafficking, kidnapping and murder in a foreign country, violent crimes, murder and drug trafficking.
The United States government believes him responsible for coordinating the Sinaloa Cartel's shipments of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana to United States territory during 2004 and 2005. Ismael Zambada García is currently one of the most wanted drug lords in the world.
The DEA is offering a $15 million reward
for information leading to his capture and/or death.
In 2018, the Attorney General of the Republic of Mexico began offering a reward of 100 million pesos for information leading to the capture and/or death.
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