SALOME FLORES APODACA
Also known as: Fino Flores Apodaca, Pelon Flores Apodaca, "Pelon", "Fino"
Current age (if alive)
63
Gender
male
Nationality
Sinaloa, Mexico
Date of case
3/5/2019
Country
United States
Physical Description
Height
175 cm
Weight
82 kg
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Brown/Gray on sides - Bald on top
Circumstances
Salome Flores Apodaca is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Meza-Flores Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), a major drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico. The Meza-Flores TCO is allegedly responsible for the possession, distribution, and importation of large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana into the United States, and has predominately controlled drug distribution in parts of Sinaloa, southern Sonora, and Nayarit, Mexico. On May 2, 2012, a federal indictment was issued for Salome Flores Apodaca in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after he was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine, Fifty Grams or More of Methamphetamine, One Kilogram or More of Heroin, and One Thousand Kilograms or More of Marijuana for Importation into the United States; and Use of a Firearm. Apodaca is believed to be living in Mexico. He is the uncle of Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores, also known as El Chapo Isidro, who is the alleged leader of the Meza-Flores Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), a major drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico.
Reward
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $35,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Salome Flores Apodaca.
Last updated: 5/27/2026