Event Brief
DOJ charges 80+ in Puerto Rico gang takedown
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
Summary: The U.S. Justice Department charged more than 80 people in a takedown of the violent Puerto Rican gang “Los Baja Deo,” Attorney General Todd Blanche announced in San Juan. Prosecutors said the group trafficked fentanyl and cocaine from Mayagüez, generated nearly $50 million, and was linked to shootings, killings, kidnappings, assaults, and at least 340 kilograms of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced narcotics.
WHO: U.S. Justice Department; Attorney General Todd Blanche
WHAT: Charged more than 80 people in a takedown of the gang “Los Baja Deo.”
WHEN: Aug 27, 2026
WHERE: San Juan, Puerto Rico
WHY: The charges were brought over the gang’s alleged fentanyl and cocaine trafficking and related violence and crimes.
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