Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested five individuals involved in drug trafficking and human smuggling, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The operation targeted individuals with prior convictions for these offenses.
The arrested individuals included Jose Esteban Nunez-Ortega from Mexico (Tucson, Arizona), convicted of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and five counts of illegal re-entry; Aldo Casares from Mexico (Auburndale, Florida), convicted of amphetamine trafficking; Ivan Padilla-Carrillo from Mexico (Yreka, California), convicted of drug trafficking; Juan Jose Jurado-Gonzalez from Mexico (Richmond, Virginia), convicted of possessing more than five kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute; and Abdul Lopez-Lujan from Panama (Brooklyn, New York), convicted of robbery.