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Reward in effect

The U.S. State Department offers up to US$10 million for information on Pedro Luis Martin-Olivares

According to the U.S. State Department's reward notice, Pedro Luis Martin-Olivares, the former Chief of Economic Intelligence of Venezuela's Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN), was indicted on April 24, 2015, in the Southern District of Florida for “distribution of more than five kilograms of cocaine, knowing that such controlled substance would be unlawfully imported into the United States,” “possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine on board an aircraft registered in the United States” and “conspiracy to import more than five kilograms of cocaine.” A reward of up to US$10 million is offered for information leading to his arrest or conviction.

Official English-language poster from the State Department and the DEA: reward of up to US$10 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Pedro Luis Martin-Olivares.
Official U.S. State Department and DEA poster. A work of the U.S. federal government, in the public domain. View the original poster (PDF)

Current status

According to the U.S. State Department, there is currently an Interpol Red Notice for Martin-Olivares. The reward offer is listed as in effect (last updated April 9, 2026).

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Charges as stated in the document

  1. “distribution of more than five kilograms of cocaine, knowing that such controlled substance would be unlawfully imported into the United States”

    Statute cited: 21 U.S.C. § 959(a)(2)

  2. “possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine on board an aircraft registered in the United States”

    Statute cited: 21 U.S.C. § 959(b)(2)

  3. “conspiracy to import more than five kilograms of cocaine”

    Statute cited: 21 U.S.C. § 963

Official documents cited

How to submit information

The U.S. Department of State says information can be sent to the DEA by email. All identities are kept strictly confidential.

CartelSolesTips@usdoj.gov

The printed poster shows an older address (@dea.gov). Current State Department pages list the one above.

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