Bristol’s most wanted criminals are being hunted by the police

Avon and Somerset Police and the National Crime Agency are appealing for help to find more people. The wanted list includes a man who failed to return to HMP Leyhill Open Prison after being released on temporary licence.

Some of these people have been on the run for months and years, and the police are keen to track them down and bring them to justice.

Members of the public should not approach anyone on this list and instead call 999. You can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their anonymous online form.

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Alex Male

Operating through the now defunct EncroChat network, Alex Male is said to be a regional drug dealer in the South West of England. The Weston-super-Mare man is wanted on suspicion of buying and selling drugs and running other dealers.

The man was charged by the NCA with conspiracy to supply cocaine and ketamine, money laundering and conspiracy to purchase a firearm. He is believed to be in his 30s and around 6 feet tall.

The man has distinctive tattoos including a skull on his Adam’s apple, a full sleeve on his left arm, the word “love” on his left hand and three stars tattooed on his left wrist.

He also has a full sleeve tribal tattoo on his right arm that runs down his chest, with an angel on his back and “live” tattooed on his right hand.

In May 2022, Male was arrested at Lisbon Airport in Portugal after arriving in the country on a flight from Turkey, having been placed on the UK National Crime Agency’s (NCA) ‘Most Wanted’ list three months earlier early. He was then released by the Portuguese police and has since been on the run.

Eric Pearce

Avon and Somerset Police are warning the public not to approach a wanted man who has not returned to HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire. Eric Pearce, 26, did not return to HMP Leyhill as he was due on Wednesday, April 17.

He is serving a sentence for a burglary offence. Pearce is described as white with short dark hair and facial hair. It is believed to have links with Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Anyone who sees Pearce should call 999 immediately, quoting reference 5224098386. Those with information about his whereabouts should call the non-emergency number 101.

Osama Bakali

Bakali, of Mount Pleasant in Swansea, is wanted on suspicion of breaching a court order and his whereabouts have been unknown since June 2018.

He has previous links with Swansea, Bristol and Swindon.