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United States Secures Extradition of More Than a Dozen Fugitives from 10 Countries

By |2026-02-24T18:30:59-05:00February 24th, 2026|

In March 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice coordinated the extradition of more than a dozen fugitives from 10 countries — including Colombia, the Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom — on charges ranging from murder and drug trafficking to child sexual abuse, ransomware development, and alien smuggling. Among those extradited was Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, an alleged international leader of MS-13, and Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian-Israeli national charged as a developer for the LockBit ransomware group responsible for attacks on more than 2,500 victims across 120 countries. The DOJ's Office of International Affairs coordinated the extraditions with international law enforcement partners.

Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Manchester through the United States Postal Service

By |2026-02-24T18:21:41-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Lewistone Baez Miranda, 50, of Puerto Rico, was sentenced to 78 months (more than 6 years) in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking organization that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico to Manchester, New Hampshire via the U.S. Postal Service. His son used fictitious information to mail packages containing cocaine — often hidden inside children's games in 500-gram or 1,000-gram bundles — to Manchester for redistribution. Between September 2020 and December 2021, the organization shipped over 5.6 kilograms of cocaine, and Baez Miranda also sent drug proceeds back to Puerto Rico, including a parcel containing $11,000.

Dominican National Arrested for his Unlawful Reentry into the United States and for Distributing Fentanyl and One Pound of Methamphetamine

By |2026-02-24T18:21:40-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Robely Eladio De Jesus Guerrero, 37, a citizen of the Dominican Republic unlawfully residing in Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with unlawful reentry of a deported alien and distribution of controlled substances, including fentanyl and one pound of methamphetamine, in the New Hampshire Seacoast area. He subsequently pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien and one count of distribution of a controlled substance. The case was investigated jointly by federal and local law enforcement, including the DEA.

United States Secures Extradition of More Than a Dozen Fugitives from 10 Countries

By |2026-02-24T18:14:10-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between the United States Department of Justice and law enforcement authorities in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom resulted in the extraditions this month of alleged murderers, a child rapist, a MS-13 leader, an alien smuggler,

Nevada Sheriff’s Immigration Agreement Confusion Reveals Federal Program Problems

By |2026-02-24T18:14:08-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Local Control vs. Federal Power A small Nevada county is caught in a mess of federal paperwork. Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley recently signed an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He thought he was only agreeing to help with immigration enforcement in the jail. Instead, he accidentally signed up for a much broader...

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