August 25, 2026 – LAS VEGAS, NV – A boyfriend and girlfriend pleaded guilty on Monday to bringing over 75 pounds of 
Ketamine in their luggage into the United States from London, England.
“Ketamine is a powerful controlled anesthetic intended strictly for supervised clinical use,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. “When weaponized by black-market distribution rings, it becomes an explicit and immediate threat to public safety. Today's guilty pleas underscore our coordinated federal resolve to dismantle synthetic drug pipelines, disrupt international supply lines, and hold distributors fully accountable under federal law.”
“Drug smugglers who attempt to move large quantities of controlled substances through our ports of entry put communities at risk and will be met with a coordinated law enforcement response,” said Jonathan Sherwin, Deputy Special Agent in Charge for HSI Las Vegas. “HSI Las Vegas and our partners will continue to target the individuals and networks importing dangerous drugs into the United States and work to keep those substances from reaching our streets.”
According to court documents, on February 27, 2026, Adam Flores and Nichole Bremenour each had a suitcase that contained 17.9 kilograms of ketamine in large plastic sealed bags. There were 17 bags in Flores’ suitcase, and another 17 bags in Bremenour’s suitcase, with a combined weight of over 78 pounds.
Ketamine, a schedule III controlled substance, is commonly known on the street as Special K. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects and distorts perceptions of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control.
Flores and Bremenour each pleaded guilty to one count of importation of a controlled substance and one-count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Sentencing has been scheduled before U.S. District Judge Cristina D. Silva on December 7, 2026. The total maximum sentence is 10 years’ imprisonment. Any sentence would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.
This case was investigated by HSI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melinda Brewer is prosecuting the case.
Source: DOJ Release
