$5 million reward offered for capture of Tulare native, drug kingpin

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Federal officials are offering a $5 million reward to find a Tulare native who is also considered a major drug kingpin in Mexico.

The U.S. State Department issued the reward for 35-year-old Jose Maria Guizar Valencia. He's believed to be leading a faction of a notorious Mexican drug cartel.

Valencia is accused of smuggling thousands of pounds of cocaine and meth into the United States over the last several years.

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