SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On May 28, 2026, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Harold Borrero-Borrero, with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, and firearms offenses, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. According to court documents, beginning in or about 2025, defendant Borrero-Borrero, conspired with other persons to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base (commonly known as
“crack”), and marijuana, at the Enrique Catoni Public Housing Project in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.
Borrero-Borrero was arrested on May 21, 2026, in possession of drugs and multiple firearms, including one without a serial number. As part of the conspiracy, the defendant and his co-
conspirators possessed and had access to a vehicle that resembled an “unmarked” law enforcement car. The defendant and his co-conspirators stored drugs, in kilogram and user quantities, as well as packaging materials, in a stash house; maintained weapons and ammunition of various calibers to protect themselves and their narcotics; communicated with each other using cellphones; possessed hundreds of thousands of dollars in United States currency, the product of their sale of narcotics; recorded narcotics sales, cash distributions, and other pertinent information pertaining to the organization in “drug ledgers”; and in order to carry on the business of the conspiracy, they kept in their possession tools of the drug trafficking trade, including but not limited to: a bulletproof vest, black ski masks, an extra license plate, and a safe.
Harold Borrero-Borrero is charged with one count of controlled substance conspiracy, two counts of possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises.
The defendant made his initial court appearance May 21, 2026, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marcos E. López of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum term of 15 years of imprisonment and a maximum penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico; and Michael Mayer, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the announcement. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Puerto Rico Police Department are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Myriam Y. Fernández-González, Chief of the Asset Recovery, Money Laundering & Transnational Organized Crime Section, and AUSA María L. Montañez- Concepción, Deputy Chief of Asset Recovery, Money Laundering & Transnational Organized Crime
Section are prosecuting the case
