Homeland Security Task Force Announces Weekly Prosecutions in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico on May 6, 2026, published its latest tally of investigative and prosecutorial results from the Homeland Security Task Force for the week of April 27 through May 3.

The HSTF, established by executive order as a permanent interagency law enforcement body, targets transnational criminal organizations that include cartels, trafficking networks, and foreign terrorist organizations. The weekly notice lists specific indictments, convictions obtained through guilty pleas, and sentencings handled in coordination with partner agencies.

The release covers activity in the District of Puerto Rico under U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow. It forms part of the task force’s ongoing docket rather than a single case or fixed dollar threshold. No aggregate defendant count, total monetary penalties, or specific statute tallies for the week appear in the announcement.

The operational delta maintains weekly public reporting on enforcement outputs. Prior weeks followed the same schedule; the new notice extends the sequence without interruption or change in cadence. Results become part of the permanent federal record upon publication.

Downstream, federal prosecutors must incorporate these cases into broader docket management before the next weekly cycle begins May 10. Partner agencies in the task force face continued data-sharing and operational deadlines to support subsequent indictments.

The Department of Justice will aggregate the figures into quarterly or annual homeland-security enforcement statistics submitted to Congress and the White House. Courts in the District of Puerto Rico must calendar sentencings and trial dates that flow from the new indictments.

This marks the most recent weekly HSTF disclosure issued by the San Juan U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2026. The task force has operated continuously since its creation by executive order to coordinate federal, local, and territorial agencies against cross-border crime.