WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

Dominican Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine



CONCORD - A Dominican man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Ariel Castillo-Solano a/k/a Jose Antonio Santiago, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Samantha Elliot scheduled Castillo-Solano's sentencing for June 18, 2026.

According to the court documents and statements made in court, beginning in early 2024, the DEA began an investigation into an unknown individua...