Weekly Recap: RGV Sector Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Subjects with Outstanding Warrants
Release Date Fri, 03/17/2023 - 12:00
EDINBURG, Texas – This week, Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested four gang members, a sex offender, a criminal migrant and two U.S. citizens (USC) with active warrants.
On March 15, McAllen agents arrested a U.S. citizen following a vehicle stop in Los Ebanos, Texas. The driver, a Mexican national, and front passenger, a U.S. citizen, were observed picking up several individuals in a well-known area for human smuggling. After further investigation, it was determined the front passenger had an outstanding warrant from Hidalgo County for driving while intoxicated, who was also on probation for heroin trafficking. The U.S. citizen was turned over to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office.
Later that evening, Fort Brown agents apprehended a Mexican national with a previous conviction for sexual abuse of a minor in the state of Indiana. The 41-year-old male was sentenced to six years’ confinement and is currently wanted by the Indianapolis Sheriff’s Office.
On March 16, Falfurrias agents at the checkpoint arrested a U.S. citizen after record checks revealed an active warrant from Webb County for human trafficking. The individual was turned over to Brooks County Sheriff’s Office.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/weekly-recap-rgv-sector-border-patrol-agents-apprehend-subjects
