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Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (CP999656140) and 2 other sources
Vince Ming Wan, a 51-year-old man from Oakland, California, has been missing since January 1, 2023. The State of California's Department of Justice lists him as a missing person and indicates that his date of last contact was on New Year's Day of that year. The Oakland Police Department is the reporting agency for this case.

Wan is described as a Chinese male, standing at 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing approximately 170 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. His date of birth is listed as September 27, 1971. No further details regarding the specific circumstances of his disappearance, such as the location in Oakland where he was last seen or the clothing he was wearing at the time, are available in the public record.

Publicly available information from 2005 indicates that a man named Vince Ming Wan was the subject of a federal arrest warrant in the Bay Area. This warrant was issued in connection with a large-scale marijuana and ecstasy trafficking investigation. At that time, he was alleged to be one of the leaders of the drug trafficking organization. It is not publicly known if this warrant is connected to his disappearance years later.

The Oakland Police Department is handling the investigation into Vince Ming Wan's disappearance. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Oakland Police Department.

Last Seen: Jan 1, 2023