Anel Billy Irigoyen Portillo/Mexico/Synthetic Narcotic Smuggling

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Anel Billy Irigoyen Portillo, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, on charges of synthetic narcotic smuggling.

Synthetic narcotic smuggling involves the transportation of manufactured opioids or other synthetic controlled substances across jurisdictional or international lines. This is a serious federal narcotics offense carrying substantial mandatory prison sentences. Synthetic opioids including fentanyl are among the most dangerous substances driving overdose deaths across the country. Criminal illegal aliens convicted of narcotics smuggling face both lengthy federal prosecution and mandatory removal proceedings.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers apprehended Irigoyen Portillo in Bruceton Mills. He currently remains in federal immigration custody and faces removal proceedings before a Department of Justice immigration judge, with potential deportation back to Mexico.