IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL
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| Aliases: | Ignacio Coronel Villarreal, Ignacio Coronel-Villareal, Ignacio Coronel-Villarreal, Don Nacho, Don Nacho Coronel Villareal, Nacho Coronel Villareal, Nachito Coronel Villareal, Nacho Coronel, "Nacho", "Nachito", El Ingeniero Coronel Villareal, "King of Ice" |
DESCRIPTION
| Date of Birth Used: | February 1, 1954 | Hair: | Brown |
| Place of Birth: | Veracruz, Mexico | Eyes: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'3" to 5'5" | Sex: | Male |
| Weight: | 145 pounds | Race: | White (Hispanic) |
| NCIC: | W676697227 | Nationality: | Mexican |
| Occupation: | Businessman | ||
| Scars and Marks: | None known | ||
| Remarks: | Villareal has ties to Mexico and may use the location of Canelas, Durango, Mexico, as his place of birth. Additionally, Villareal may have had plastic surgery on his face. He may also own shipping vessels. | ||
CAUTION
Ignacio Coronel Villareal is alleged to be the head of a major drug-trafficking organization, which is based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Although the Ignacio Coronel Villareal Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization (ICV-MDTO) is based in Mexico, the scope of its influence and operations penetrate throughout the United States, Mexico, and several other European, Central American, and South American countries. The ICV-MDTO has been growing in power since the early 1990s and is now considered one of the most powerful drug-trafficking organizations in Mexico. The ICV-MDTO has been known to work directly with Colombian sources of supply by purchasing multiton quantities of cocaine. The organization is also reported to be the forerunner in Mexico for producing ton quantities of methamphetamine in clandestine laboratories in Mexico. Additionally, the ICV-MDTO allegedly furthers its drug-trafficking activities through bribery, intimidation, and violence.
On December 17, 2003, Villareal was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas. Additionally, on December 19, 2003, a federal arrest warrant was issued in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, charging Villareal with conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute and conspiracy to import a controlled substance.
REWARD
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, under its Narcotics Rewards Program, is sponsoring a reward of up to $5 million for information leading directly to the arrest and/or conviction of Ignacio Coronel Villareal.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
 ROBERT S. MUELLER, III DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000 |
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