Benjamin Ayele is wanted for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from Southern Virginia to the Washington Metropolitan area, in 2000. It is alleged that Ayele was a member of an Ethiopian cocaine-trafficking organization that was responsible for unlawfully distributing cocaine and cocaine base. On November 6, 2000, a federal warrant was issued for Ayele's arrest by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, after Ayele was indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base.
Ayele has ties to Ethiopia.
