Aggravated felon caught aboard boat near Puerto Rico; 41 others to be deported
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – U.S. Border Patrol agents, in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard, apprehended a Dominican Republic national with a conviction for aggravated felony robbery involving a firearm aboard…
Former Puerto Rico Legislator and Two Capitol Employees Plead Guilty to Bribery and Kickback Scheme
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A former Puerto Rico legislator and two employees who worked in his office pleaded guilty this week to engaging in a bribery and kickback scheme. Nelson Del…
AMO Interdicts Vessel Transporting 695 Pounds of Cocaine headed to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted a center console vessel near Cabo Rojo, finding 695 pounds (315.4 Kilos) of cocaine inside its…
Puerto Rican Man Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Puerto Rican man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Rafael Hidalgo Rodriguez, 34, of…
New London Man Who Received Cocaine Mailed from Puerto Rico is Sentenced
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAUL ROBLES, 38, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven…
AMO, Border Patrol Rescue 10 Haitian Migrants Stranded in Desolate Island off Puerto Rico’s West Coast
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Border Patrol agents teamed up Tuesday to rescue a group of 10 undocumented migrants from Haiti left…
20 Members of a Violent Gang Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 3, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 20 violent gang members from the municipality of Vega…
U.S. Marshals Arrest ‘Top 10’ Most Wanted in Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals-led Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force arrested a suspected leader of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) wanted in the Southern District of New York. On…
U.S. Marshals Arrest Massacre Suspect in Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR – U.S. Marshal Wilmer Ocasio-Ibarra announces the arrest of Juan Sierra Jimenez, a dangerous fugitive and main suspect of a shooting that left five people dead. On October 14,…
U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico Arrest New Hampshire ‘Fugitive of the Week’
Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals – New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force is extremely pleased to announce the arrest of “Fugitive of the Week,” Jonathan Navarro-Gomez. Navarro-Gomez was arrested by the…
Eight Members Of Puerto Rico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced eight members of a Puerto Rico-based drug trafficking organization to federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in the Tampa Bay…
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Texas man in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface crews suspended the three-day search for a Texas man Oct. 8, 2021, in Mona Passage waters off Rincon, Puerto Rico. Still missing is Bruttus…
GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT AGAINST PUERTO RICAN RESIDENT AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CITIZEN FOR TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL ALIENS ON A MARITIME VESSEL
St. Thomas, USVI – On February 17, 2022, a federal Grand Jury returned a seven-count Bill of Indictment against Alejo Ocasio Venerio, 31, of Puerto Rico, and Franklyn Grullon Jorge, 44,…
Corrupt Puerto Rico Police Officer Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that WILLIAM VAZQUEZ-BAEZ, a former member of the Puerto Rico Police Department (“PRPD”), was sentenced by U.S.…
Coast Guard suspends search for Texas man in Mona Passage waters near Rincon, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface crews suspended the three-day search for a Texas man Oct. 8, 2021, in Mona Passage waters off Rincon, Puerto Rico. Still missing is Bruttus…
Puerto Rican Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine
NEWARK, N.J. – A Puerto Rican man today admitted conspiring to distribute over 250 kilograms of cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Mariano Enrique Arroyo Perez, aka “Humilde,” 29, pleaded…
Puerto Rican Man Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Puerto Rican man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Rafael Hidalgo Rodriguez, 33, of…
Puerto Rico Mayor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Millions in Municipal Contracts
A mayor pleaded guilty yesterday in Puerto Rico to engaging in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments in exchange for awarding municipal contracts to a particular company (Company A).…
Puerto Rican Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Smuggling $3.75 Million Onboard a Vessel Interdicted Near Brewers Bay, St. Thomas, USVI
St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Jerry Kirkland-Marrero, 31, from Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to 40 months imprisonment, followed by 30 months of supervised release, for…
Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO MUNIZ, 37, of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, was sentenced today via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Victor A.…
Puerto Man Apprehended on a Vessel with $ 316,930 in U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to Federal Agents; Vessel and U.S. Currency are Forfeited
ST. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the District of the Virgin Islands announced that a Puerto Rico man pleaded guilty in federal court today to making a false…
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