WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

SANTA ANA - A previously removed illegal alien was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing ammunition as a felon, and illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations.

The case was investigated as part of Operation Guardian Angel, an initiative targeting violent offenders, narcotics trafficking, and previously removed criminal aliens operating in local communities.

Juan Jose Guerra‑Renteria, 46, a Mexican national who had been deported in 2006 and again in 2020, was sentenced on October 8, 2026, ...