Abymahel Torres Arriaga/Mexico/Drug Trafficking

Mexican national Abymahel Torres Arriaga, a criminal illegal alien, was arrested in Elk River, Minnesota, after officers with ERO St. Paul tracked him down as a previously removed drug trafficker with a serious narcotics record. Federal and local summaries describe Torres Arriaga, 36, as having a prior conviction in Goodhue County District Court for selling heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, as well as a prior removal from the United States before his most recent arrest.

After locating him in the Elk River area, agents took Torres Arriaga into custody on immigration violations tied to that earlier drug trafficking conviction and his unlawful return to the country. He now faces federal proceedings that consider both his record of trafficking dangerous narcotics across Minnesota and his repeated defiance of removal orders, with authorities indicating he will remain detained while his case moves forward.