Mohamed Mubarak Mohamed Mujahid, a Sri Lankan with Malaysian citizenship, he has had close connections with powerful politicians and state officials during the previous regime.
Interpol has issued a red alert for the man after 110 kilos of heroin was nabbed in a ship in the southern seas on March 30.
He had also smuggled in 261 kilos of heroin hidden in grease tins and hundreds more concealed in grinding machines.