{
  "uid": "1a79ec941e4c4e87b55a12f08c473403",
  "slug": "melvin-perez-cardenas-1a79ec",
  "name": "MELVIN PEREZ CARDENAS",
  "agency": "FBI",
  "list": "Criminal Enterprise Investigations",
  "category": "Narcotics",
  "charge": "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy; Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances; Hostage Taking Conspiracy and Hostage Taking; Conspiracy to Launder Money; Carry and Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence or Drug Trafficking Crime; Criminal Forfeiture",
  "reward": 50000,
  "reward_text": "The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 U.S. Dollars for information leading directly to the location, arrest, and conviction of Melvin Perez Cardenas.",
  "location": "Los Angeles, CA",
  "state": "CA",
  "state_name": "California",
  "status": "At large",
  "warning": "SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS",
  "image_url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/melvin-perez-cardenas/@@images/image/large",
  "source_url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/melvin-perez-cardenas",
  "updated": "2026-09-22",
  "kind": "wanted",
  "caution": "",
  "remarks": "",
  "hook": "Melvin Perez Cardenas is wanted by the FBI in connection with alleged drug trafficking.",
  "blurb": "Melvin Perez Cardenas is wanted by the FBI in connection with alleged drug trafficking, in a case out of Los Angeles, CA. The warrant is still outstanding. Melvin is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.",
  "mystery": "Melvin has not been found. The file stays open, and the trail only picks back up the moment someone recognizes the face. A reward of up to $50,000 is waiting for whoever does.",
  "rib": "",
  "ribcls": "",
  "source_class": "fbi_sync",
  "corroborated_agencies": [],
  "sections": {
    "photo": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "charges": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "location": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "reward": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "source": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "corroboration": {
      "status": "empty",
      "message": "No other authoritative agency currently lists a matching name for this case."
    }
  }
}