Immigration brokers in Boston have arrested a former skilled baseball participant needed for alleged fentanyl trafficking, who can also be an unlawful immigrant from the Dominican Republic.
ICE Boston introduced Monday that they’ve arrested Juan Miguel Castillo, whose violent prison historical past contains a number of counts of assault and battery and quite a few narcotics trafficking fees. Castillo, who’s from the Dominican Republic, was taken into custody on Thursday.
“On Jan. 15, Officers with ICE Boston arrested Juan Miguel Castillo, a prison alien from Dominican Republic. Castillo’s prison historical past contains arrests for fentanyl trafficking, trafficking in a managed substance 10 grams or extra, and two counts of assault and battery,” ICE Boston posted to X on Monday. “This former minor league baseball prospect simply struck out! And ERO Boston is swinging for the fences and eradicating the worst of the worst!”
Based on his player profile, the right-handed first baseman and catcher spent a lot of his profession within the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas Metropolis Royals farm techniques.
From 2007-2009, Castillo performed for the Dominican Summer season League Cardinals — the rookie league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals — earlier than making his manner as much as the Johnson Metropolis Cardinals in 2010. He was reassigned mid-season to the Batavia Muckdogs, one other minor league staff that on the time was additionally underneath the St. Louis Cardinals umbrella.
Castillo was referred to as as much as the A-level minor leagues late within the 2010 season to play for the Quad Cities River Bandits — the minor league affiliate of the Kansas Metropolis Royals. All through the 2011 and 2012 seasons, he went forwards and backwards between the River Bandits and the Cardinals’ A-level affiliate within the Palm Seaside Cardinals, in addition to the decrease league Batavia Muckdogs.
Castillo would find yourself retiring from skilled baseball in 2013 after a number of accidents set his profession again, final taking part in for the Palm Seaside Cardinals, dropping out mid-season. He completed his minor league profession with a .283 batting common from 341 hits, 17 homeruns and 155 RBIs in 1,206 plate appearances.
Castillo’s present standing, together with the place he’s being held and if he will likely be deported, is unknown right now.
The Herald has requested extra info on Castillo, together with his prison historical past, from ICE ERO Boston.
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