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Elvin Francisco De La Rosa-Alvarez, a Mexican national with a mile-long rap sheet, is back in custody in Las Vegas after a February 25, 2026, takedown by ICE agents. He’s accused of sneaking back into the country after being deported in 2013, but this isn’t just an immigration issue. The feds are building a case to lock him up for years based on a pattern of drug dealing.
Records show De La Rosa-Alvarez was convicted twice in Nevada for drug trafficking back in 2010 – once in Mineral County, again in Clark County. More recently, in 2022, he copped a plea in Clark County court for conspiracy to violate controlled substance laws and possession with intent, earning a 24-60 month sentence. He ghosted before reporting to prison, triggering a warrant for his arrest.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah is leading the federal prosecution, aiming for the maximum ten-year sentence for the illegal reentry charge. If convicted, De La Rosa-Alvarez is also facing a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release, plus a mandatory $100 assessment.
The case originated with ICE’s Salt Lake City Field Office, who tracked De La Rosa-Alvarez and handed him over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada. The feds aren’t treating this as a simple border violation. They’re painting him as a persistent criminal and want to send a message.
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- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: nevada
- Location: US
- Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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