Dominican National Sentenced to More Than Ten Years for Unlawful Reentry into the US and for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth
CONCORD, N.H. – A Dominican man was sentenced today in federal court for illegally reentering the United States and drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.
Robely Eladio De Jesus Guerrero, 38, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Landya B. McCafferty to 125 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release. In September 2025, De Jesus Guerrero pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien and one count of distribution of a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine.
“The defendant is a repeat offender who entered the country illegally and distributed dangerous drugs in our state,” said U.S. Attorney Creegan. “Today’s sentence reflects the serious threat posed by those who deal in dangerous drugs like methamphetamine and fentanyl, and the serious sanction that must follow.”
“This sentencing sends a clear message to those who think they can violate our borders and poison our communities with deadly drugs,” said Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget, New England Field Division “By trafficking both fentanyl and methamphetamine, this individual showed a blatant disregard for human life and the laws of this country. This sentence ensures that a repeat offender is removed from our streets and held accountable for the harm he sought to inflict on New England families. The DEA, alongside our federal and local partners, will never waver in our mission to dismantle the networks that bring these lethal substances into our neighborhoods.”
According to the court documents and statements made in court, in 2020 and 2021, De Jesus Guerrero, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was convicted of identity theft and a child sex offense in Massachusetts. In November 2021, ICE deported him to the Dominican Republic. The fingerprints on De Jesus Guerrero’s deportation documents match the prints taken when he was arrested in Massachusetts.
After his deportation, De Jesus Guerrero reentered the United Sates and sold fentanyl and methamphetamine to a DEA cooperating source. Between August and September 2024, a DEA cooperating source negotiated the sale of fentanyl and methamphetamine from De Jesus Guerrero. Through two sales in August, De Jesus Guerrero sold the cooperator approximately 120 grams of Fentanyl. In September, De Jesus Guerrero sold the cooperating source approximately one pound of methamphetamine.
The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew T. Hunter prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
