On September 24, 2026, a DEA Special Agent assigned to the San Diego Division in California was sentenced to 36 months’ probation and ordered to pay $3,300 restitution and a $1,390 assessment for one count of carrying a loaded firearm with intent to commit a felony. Luis Lara, Jr. was sentenced in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. According to the complaint, Lara was arrested in January 2026, after threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. Lara also went to his ex-girlfriend’s residence with a firearm but discarded it before entering her home. The firearm was found and retrieved by San Diego Police Officers near the ex-girlfriend’s residence. Lara physically attacked his ex-girlfriend upon entering her residence. The investigation was conducted by the OIG’s San Diego Locale and the San Diego Police Department.
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