Four Defendants Charged with Federal Immigration Crimes

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A federal grand jury in Huntsville has charged four individuals with immigration crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona.

The following defendants were indicted for illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported:

• Victor Alfonso Contreras-Gonzalez, 41, a citizen of Mexico;
• Arturo Ayala-Aviles, 33, a citizen of El Salvador;

Jose Jacuinde-Gutierrez , 32, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported and distribution of cocaine.

Marco Antonio Sanchez-Avila, 47, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and an alien in possession of a firearm.

These cases are 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). Operation Take Back America partner Homeland Security Investigations investigated these cases.

An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.