Illegal Aliens federally charged, one removed from the U.S six times

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Three men are currently in federal custody after a grand jury found them guilty of violating federal laws in the United States. Among the charges are firearm offenses, drug distribution, and illegal re-entry.

Ariel Mauricio Zelaya-Pineda a.k.a Carlos Antonio Pineda Ramos, was found in Bossier Parish, after being removed from the United States on six previous occasions. 

The indictment claims that Zelaya-Pineda did not receive permission from the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission to the United States. He was previously removed from the country on multiple occasions: once from Columbus, Georgia, once from Alexandria, Louisiana, and four times in Texas, where he was found in San Antonio, Dallas, and twice in Houston. His earliest removal occurred in 2009.

Pineda, a citizen of Honduras, was charged in a complaint on April 30, 2025, with one count of re-entry of a removed alien, was arrested, and is currently in federal custody.   

Homeland Security Investigations and the Bossier City Police Department are investigating his case, which Assistant United States Attorney Robin McCoy is prosecuting. 

If convicted, Zelaya-Pineda faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. 

Two indicted on gun and drug charges.

Additional immigration indictments charge Homero Arroyo-Ayala, 47, a Mexican citizen, with gun, drug distribution and re-entry charges, and Erik Alexis Valladares-Corea, 23, a Honduran citizen, with gun and re-entry charges

Arroyo-Ayala received possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien and re-entry of a removed alien. The allegations state that on November 27, 2024, Arroyo-Ayala was found in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, after having been denied entry to the United States and removed from the country on July 16, 2003.

Valladares was charged in a complaint on May 8, 2025, with one count of possession of a firearm by an illegal alien and one count of illegal re-entry of a removed alien.

If convicted, Arroyo-Ayala could receive a sentence ranging from a minimum of 5 years to life in prison, along with a fine of up to $250,000. Valladares may face a maximum of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Both cases are being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Louisiana State Police.