Texas Border Business
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Laredo Port of Entry officers detained one male United States citizen wanted for employing/ inducing the sexual performance of a child.
“Adults who authorize or encourage a minor to undergo such a performance are subject to criminal prosecution,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “CBP’s collaboration with other law enforcement agencies to locate fugitives is one of the many duties officers perform daily, to aid our border security mission.”
The fugitive apprehension occurred on Friday, Oct. 21, at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge. A CBP officer inspecting pedestrians arriving from Mexico, referred Oscar Roman Alonzo, a 32-year-old male U.S. citizen, for a secondary inspection. After escorting the passenger to secondary, subsequent biometric verification through law enforcement databases confirmed that the subject had an outstanding felony warrant for employing/ inducing sexual performance by a child, a felony 2 charge, issued by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in North Texas. The warrant was confirmed to be active. The subject was turned over to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office to await criminal proceedings.
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) 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. Criminal charges are merely allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
