A Sioux Falls man arrested Friday for drug charges and who also was involved in a scuffle with a Hollywood actor in December is suspected of being in the U.S. illegally.

Juan Barrera and two other men were arrested Friday for possession of 97 pounds of marijuana.

The Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency placed a detainer on Barrera on Feb. 6, said Tim Counts, the agency's spokesman. Because of privacy reasons, Counts was unable to provide Barrera's nationality or details about his case.


Barrera probably would be turned over to ICE only after he served prison time if convicted on his current charges, Counts said. He then probably would face a deportation proceeding.

Barrera was involved in a fight with actor Vinnie Jones in December at a downtown bar. Then Barrera, along with Harold Robert Monday and Terron John-Patrick Gregory, were arrested after agents with the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force raided their apartment and seized the marijuana, more than $18,000 in cash and paraphernalia.

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