Desperate hunt for missing American Edgar Perez Chairez, 35, who vanished in Mexico amid spate of kidnappings

AN URGENT search is underway for a missing US citizen who is believed to have been kidnapped in Mexico.

Edgar Perez Chairez, 35, also known as "Polvos," "Polvo," or "Polvito," Spanish for "dust," was abducted on January 4 around 11.30 in the morning in Mexicali, Mexico, investigators said.

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An award of $10,000 is being offered by the FBI for information leading to the discovery of Perez Chairez as well as the identification and arrest of those responsible for his disappearance.

Perez Chairez has ties to Brawley and Calexico, California and Mexicali, Mexico.

He is a mechanic that speaks both English and Spanish.

A November 2022 photo of Perez Chairez, released by the FBI, shows him with brown hair and brown eyes.

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He is described as five feet, five inches tall and weighing 187 pounds.

Perez Chairez also has multiple tattoos, including the words "Scars" and "Marks" on his right wrist and the names "Angelina" and "Antonio" on his lift and right wrist respectively.

The FBI believes the suspect who allegedly kidnapped Perez Chairez was driving a newer white Ford F-150.

Anyone with information is asked to contact their local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

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The news comes as the FBI is also offering a considerable reward to anyone who might have information leading to the whereabouts of Maria del Carmen Lopez, 63.

Lopez was reportedly kidnapped from her home in Mexico over a month ago, and authorities have had few leads since then, per The Mercury News.

On February 9, the 63-year-old was kidnapped from her residence in Pueblo Nuevo, a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima near the southwest portion of the country, according to an official statement from the FBI's Los Angeles field office.

The Colima Attorney General’s office also noted that Lopez was a dual citizen of Mexico and that their officials would be working side-by-side with the bureau to find her.

There was little information revealed on the missing persons case from the FBI.

They described Lopez as having blonde hair, brown eyes, and tattooed eyeliner.

The FBI has announced a reward of $20,000 for information that would help them find her.

The news of Lopez's disappearance comes not long after a harrowing situation that saw four Americans kidnapped in Mexico, two of whom were killed.

CARTEL CHAOS

As The U.S. Sun previously reported, four American travelers were believed to have been taken on March 3 after driving into the city of Matamoros, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

Latavia "Tay" McGee, her cousin Shaeed Woodard, and her friends Eric James Williams and Zindell Brown were those taken.

Brown's sister, Zalandria, told the FBI that her younger brother and two other friends were with a third friend who wanted a "tummy tuck" cosmetic surgery.

Things went south after they arrived in Matamoros in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates.

They reportedly came under fire by what investigators believe were Mexican cartels that mistook the Americans for being Haitian drug smugglers, according to what U.S. officials told CNN.

The most prominent cartel in Matamaros is allegedly the "Gulf Cartel."

United States and Mexican authorities ultimately found the group on March 7 after they were held hostage in a remote shack.

Woodard and Brown were killed in a shootout, while McGee and Williams survived the ordeal.

Williams had been shot several times in his legs, but none of the wounds were reportedly life-threatening.

Mexican officials later found alleged cartel members bound and beaten with a note that apologized for the violence of some members.

The letter read: "We have decided to turn over those who were directly involved and responsible in the events, who at all times acted under their own decision-making and lack of discipline."

It continued that the cartel gunmen who opened fire had broken the criminal organization's "rules," which include "respecting the life and well-being of the innocent."

The group begged the "American families and people in Matamoros for forgiveness."

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For related content, check out The U.S. Sun's coverage of another mystery in Mexico involving three women who went missing after traveling from Texas.

The U.S. Sun also has the story on a spring break warning for Mexico issued by United States officials, as they warn that the area is "too dangerous" due to alleged cartel movement.

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