U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 103 Border-Related Cases This Week

SAN DIEGO - Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 103 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world's busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego (America's eighth largest city) and Tijuana (Mexico's second largest city).
In addition to reactive border-related crimes, the Southern District of California also prosecutes a significant number of proactive cases related to terrorism, organized crime, drugs, white-collar fraud, violent crime, cybercrime, human trafficking and national security. Recent developments in those and other significant areas of prosecution can be found here.

A sample of border-related arrests this week:

- On November 6, 2026, Cesar Carranza Pimentel, a United States citizen, was arrested and charged with Importation of Controlled Substance. According to a complaint, Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 75 pounds of fentanyl and 9 pounds of cocaine concealed in spare tire underneath the bed of the 2018 silver Chevrolet Silverado the defendant was driving as he applied for entry to the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

- On November 11, 2026, Geovanni De La Rosa Galan, a Mexican citizen, was arrested and charged with Importation of Controlled Substance. According to a complaint, Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 250 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in the truck bed and gas tank of the 2012 Dodge Ram the defendant was driving as he applied for entry to the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

- November 11, 2026, Anthony Aguilar, a United States citizen, was arrested and charged with Importation of Controlled Substance. According to a complaint, Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 261 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in the bed floor, passenger side quarter panel, driver side quarter panel, and back window of his 2019 Dodge Ram he was driving as he applied for entry to the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
The immigration cases were referred or supported by federal law enforcement partners, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO), Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with the support and assistance of state and local law enforcement partners.
Indictments and criminal complaints are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.