SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Coast Guard and U.S. law enforcement partners seized approximately 1,155 kilograms of (approximately 2,546 pounds), a go-fast vessel and detained three suspected smugglers, during an at-sea interdiction Friday in the Caribbean Sea south of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On July 29, 2013, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned three separate indictments against 139 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On June 27, 2013, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against four defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine and (commonly known as Percocet), announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Yesterday a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 15 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The indictment is the result...

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) - - The Drug Enforcement Administration with the support of the Puerto Rico Police Department “Oficina de Información Criminal de San Juan” directed by the Lieutenant Ivan Bahr, and in coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service, Puerto Rico, arrested Julio Marquez-Alejandro also known as "Chino Montero"...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 20, 2013, a federal grand jury indicted 62 individuals in four separate indictments as the result of investigations led by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD), announced today by United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The United States Postal...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 7, 2013, a federal grand jury indicted 31 individuals as a result of an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD), announced today by United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The defendants are charged in a five-count...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 1st, 2012, a federal grand jury returned two separate indictments against 83 individuals as a result of two investigations led by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD), announced today by United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. According to the...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Today, United States Magistrate Judge Bruce McGiverin authorized a criminal complaint against José E. Toledo-Bayouth for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District...

US, Virgin Islands - On February 19, 2013, Caribbean Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Pedro J. Janer, St. Thomas Resident Agent in Charge Eric Barnard and St. Croix Resident Agent in Charge Timothy Williams met with Attorney (AG) Eric Holder along with a host of other federal agency heads...