The FBI’s Anchorage Field Office is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Esthepen Delossantos Pebenito, a fugitive wanted in connection with a 2019 methamphetamine distribution case in Anchorage.
Pebenito, who also goes by the names “Pepe” and “Stephen Pebenito,” was charged in federal court and a warrant for his arrest was issued on July 22, 2021, by the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. He is wanted for the distribution of controlled substances and has remained at large for more than four years.
According to authorities, Pebenito has known ties to Anchorage, as well as to locations in Hawaii, California, Nevada, and the Philippines. He is described as approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall, with black hair and tattoos on his abdomen and back.
The FBI warns that Pebenito should be considered armed and dangerous, and an escape risk.
The search for Pebenito is part of the FBI’s broader “Summer Heat” initiative, a national effort aimed at reducing violent crime during the summer months. The strategy involves intensified collaboration with state and local partners, the execution of federal warrants, and the targeting of violent offenders and gangs across the country.
Anyone with information about Pebenito’s whereabouts is urged to contact the FBI Anchorage Field Office at (907) 276-4441, call 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324), or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. Tips may be submitted anonymously.
A wanted poster for Pebenito can be viewed at FBI.gov.
If collecting the reward is dependent upon the Fed obtaining a conviction… good luck w/ that.
A photo would have been helpful. This man may be in Fairbanks, but can’t tell for sure from all the other dark-haired drug dealers with tattoos.
I checked the poster link – I’ve seen this man in drug-deal situations in Fairbanks.