Texas Border Business
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge encountered a man wanted by the Harlingen Police Department on an outstanding warrant for sexual assault of a child.
“Our CBP officers perform their duties with strict vigilance, and their attention to detail led to the apprehension of a man with an outstanding warrant for sexual assault of child,” said Port Director Tater Ortiz, Brownsville Port of Entry.
On Monday, July 6, CBP officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge referred Bryan Eduardo Alcala, a 20-year-old United States citizen, for a secondary inspection. During secondary examination, CBP officers utilizing biometric verification and federal law enforcement databases verified his identity and discovered he was the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for sexual assault of a child (penetration) issued by the Harlingen Police Department. Alcala was placed in custody and turned over to Harlingen Police Department.
The National Crime Information Center is a centralized automated database designed to share information among law enforcement agencies, including outstanding warrants for a wide range of offenses. Based on information from NCIC, CBP officers have made previous arrests of individuals wanted for homicide, escape, money laundering, robbery, narcotics distribution, sexual child abuse, fraud, larceny, and military desertion.
