Facundo Enrique Soria Ibáñez is a Uruguayan national who has been the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice in connection with serious criminal allegations. Born on May 5, 2005, he was twenty years old when he appeared in reports identifying him among Uruguayans wanted internationally.
According to information derived from the INTERPOL Red Notice, Soria Ibáñez is wanted by Uruguay in connection with two sets of allegations. The first involves an especially aggravated homicide allegedly committed in the presence of minors and under circumstances described in the notice as intended to facilitate another offense. The second concerns allegations of aggravated serious bodily injury and offenses related to the unlawful carrying or use of firearms.
Uruguayan news outlet Subrayado included Soria Ibáñez in an October 2024 report about Uruguayans sought through INTERPOL. The report identified his date of birth and summarized the offenses for which Uruguay was seeking him.
A later report published by Debate in May 2025 described him as the youngest person among a group of five Uruguayans highlighted in its review of INTERPOL notices. The publication reported that he was wanted in connection with aggravated homicide, serious injuries and firearm-related offenses.
The international notice means that Uruguay has requested cooperation from law-enforcement authorities in other countries to locate Soria Ibáñez and facilitate judicial proceedings. An INTERPOL Red Notice, however, is not itself an international arrest warrant and does not constitute a finding of guilt. Decisions concerning arrest and extradition remain subject to the laws and procedures of the country where the individual is located.
The allegations against Soria Ibáñez are therefore different from a final criminal conviction. Publicly available records identify him as wanted by Uruguay, but the information reviewed for this profile does not establish that a final judgment has convicted him of the offenses described in the notice.
His case illustrates how international police cooperation can be used when a person wanted in a criminal proceeding is believed to be outside the jurisdiction requesting the arrest. INTERPOL notices allow member countries to share information about wanted individuals while leaving judicial decisions to the appropriate national courts.
As of the latest publicly available information reviewed for this article, Soria Ibáñez remains identified in international records as wanted by Uruguay. Any description of his alleged conduct should therefore retain the distinction between the accusations underlying the Red Notice and a definitive judicial conviction.
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INTERPOL Red Notice data — Facundo Enrique Soria Ibáñez, born May 5, 2005. INTERPOL Red Notice record
Subrayado — “Se buscan, uruguayos con alerta roja de Interpol.” Subrayado
Debate — “Los 5 uruguayos más buscados por Interpol.” Debate
OpenSanctions — Indexed INTERPOL Red Notice information for Facundo Enrique Soria Ibáñez. OpenSanctions
