Texas Border Business
DEL RIO, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the arrest of an MS-13 gang member during a traffic stop in Val Verde Co. as part of Operation Lone Star.
On Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, just after 9:30 a.m.
A DPS search revealed three illegal immigrants in the back seat — two Mexican nationals and another man. With assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol and the Threat Screening Center (TSC), it was confirmed that the suspect is a member of the MS-13 terrorist organization. The three illegal immigrants were turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol.
Further investigation revealed that after fleeing on Aug. 19, the suspect returned to Mexico and re-entered Texas, again seeking to be smuggled. His history indicates he was first arrested and deported to El Salvador by federal authorities with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in May 2016. He later re-entered the United States and was arrested on July 11, 2025, by the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore Field Office. The suspect was removed from the United States on July 13, 2025, before his recent illegal re-entry into Texas.
