Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas – Border Patrol agents arrested two sex offenders and a gang member after entering the United States illegally.
On Thursday, agents working near Weslaco, Texas, arrested a Mexican national whose record checks revealed an arrest for kidnapping and rape by the Pennsylvania State Police in the city of Avondale. The presiding judge sentenced the man to 2 years and 6 months confinement.
On Sunday, McAllen agents working near Penitas, Texas, arrested a Salvadoran national whose record checks revealed is an 18th Street Gang member.
On Monday, Weslaco agents working near Hidalgo, Texas, arrested a Salvadoran national after he entered the United States illegally. During processing, record checks revealed an arrest by the Herndon, Virginia, Police Department for sexual battery. The man received a sentence of one year and 10 months confinement.
The public is encouraged to take a stand against crime in their communities and to help save lives by reporting suspicious activity at 800-863-9382.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
