Mexico Kidnapping: FBI Reveals $10,000 Reward To Find American Mechanic

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information on the disappearance of an American mechanic named Edgar "Polvos" Perez Chairez. The Mexico kidnapping victim was taken in broad daylight on a street corner in Mexicali, Baja California in January.

According to the FBI's official database, the money will be rewarded to anybody with information leading to the recovery of the American citizen, as well as "the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual(s) responsible."

The FBI says Perez has "several tattoos throughout his arms and body," including "a tattoo on the right side of his neck, the word Angelina on his right wrist, and the word Antonio on his left wrist." He is around 5'5" in height and around 187 pounds and is a Hispanic man that speaks both Spanish and English.

Perez also has ties to Brawley and Calexico, California, and Mexicali, Mexico. The FBI says any information leading to his rescue can be sent to any local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, the Sand Diego field office, or tips.fbi.gov. Tips can also be submitted via phone to 1-800-CALL-FBI.

How Edgar "Polvos" Perez Chairez Was Kidnapped in Mexicali

Perez, a 35-year-old auto mechanic, was grabbed by unidentified suspects on January 4 near the corner of Tabasco Avenue and Chilpancingo Street in Mexicali, the capital city of Baja California, Mexico.

Fox News reported that a white, late-model Ford F-150 is "believed to be involved" in this specific Mexico kidnapping incident. There is still no word on which exact group is involved in the mechanic's abduction.

Reports say that shortly before he was reported missing, Perez was seen leaving home in the Pueblo Nuevo neighborhood of Mexicali, Baja California, driving a red Honda CRV. This was the last time his family knew where he was.

Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Is No Stranger to Cartel Violence

The abduction of the American citizen happened in Mexicali, which is near Tijuana. The area has recently been plagued by drug cartel activities, and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico has previously issued travel advisories in the area before.

The most harrowing example happened last year when the Jalisco New Generation Cartel issued a curfew in Tijuana and warned residents to go home or risk being attacked, making the area almost a ghost town. According to the Los Angeles Times, this forced the Mexican government to send hundreds of military troops and special forces to the area.

Other cartels operating in the area include the notorious Tijuana Cartel, which also operates in Mexicali. It has since aligned itself with the CJNG and renamed itself the Cartel Tijuana Nueva Generación (New Generation Tijuana Cartel). It was previously aligned with the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO).

The cartel was a result of the breakup of the Guadalajara Cartel, which also led to the formation of the Juarez Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. However, the Tijuana Cartel was considered the weakest of the three.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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