Aka: (Ralph Newman (his real name), Colin James, Rusty, Preston)

Sneaky Drug Ring Leader

Agents with the Miami division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement say Robert Walker’s real name is Ralph Newman — but he’s stealthily changed his identity. So detailed is his identiy switch that agents have his alias Robert Walker as the name on their arrest warrant because it was the only name they knew at the time he was indicted. But authorities say his identity switch isn’t the only sneaky thing Walker’s done. They say this bad guy has manipulated his way to the top of a big-time drug organization, and has somehow managed to remain the only missing link in the drug ring. They’ve busted everyone else they believe to be involved, now they need Walker.

Authorities have linked Walker, a Jamaican national, to at least 40 cocaine smuggling ventures, bringing in roughly 100 kilograms of cocaine and additional marijuana from Jamaica between 1998 and 2001. The drugs smuggled as a result of his leadership were distributed to Central and South Florida, as well as other various locations.

How Walker’s Organization Works

In order to get the drugs from Jamaica to the U.S., agents say Walker recruited people with little to lose — those who were down on their luck and struggling financially to make ends meet. Agents say Walker promised them an all-expense paid vacation to Jamaica, and $1000 for just one drug run. They say most people jumped at the chance, becoming “mules” who smuggled the drugs into the U.S. from Jamaica.

Agents say the operation worked like this: After Walker preyed on people and they agreed to become mules for the drug operation, they flew out to Jamaica for a few days, where they would make contact with a drug distributor. That distributor would then give the mules cocaine, and provide them with transportation to the Jamaican airport in Montego Bay. From there, police say, the mules flew into the U.S. and attempted to smuggle in approximately 5-8 kilograms of cocaine at a time. Agents say they identified and arrested most of these mules. Walker, however, remained at large.

On August 15, 2000, agents say Walker was arrested after he was pulled over for speeding. When cops ran Walker’s driver’s license number, they found he was the subject of an active warrant — for willingingly and knowingly making a false statement when applying for a passport. Since Walker was an alien, cops say he agreed to deportation, and was supposed to surrender himself to his probation officer — but Walker never showed.

In 2001, Walker was finally indicted for conspiring to import and distribute cocaine. In March 2001, agents attempted to arrest Walker in Winter Haven, Fla., where he rented a home — but he’d been tipped off. Walker fled, and hasn’t been seen since.

Authorities say Walker is so fearful of being arrested that he refuses to drive anywhere because he doesn’t want to risk being caught in another traffic arrest.

 
Information valid as of last update.
Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Cocaine, Central Florida, FL; 1998

 
Aliases Ralph Newman (his real name), Colin James, Rusty, Preston
Sex Male
Race Black 
Age Now 37
Height 6′1″
Weight 225 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair) Black
May have a goatee
Eyes (Color and Correction) Brown

Other Physical Characteristics Walker’s skin tone is described as “light”
Walker is a Jamaican national
 
Agents say Walker is refusing to drive anywhere for fear of being pulled over in a traffic stop. They say he probably now has a driver.
 
Last Seen Winter Haven, FL
Agents say they attempted to arrest him at his rented Winter Haven, Fla. home. But they say someone inside Walker’s drug ring tipped him off to their search, and Walker fled one week before the attempted arrest.
 
Other Possible Locations Jamaica
Boston, MA
Central Florida, FL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
South Florida, FL
Cops say Walker is known to have contacts in the Boston, Mass. area, as well as in South and Central Fla.
 
Last Known Locations Winter Haven, FL