Border Patrol: 195 gang members arrested since start of fiscal year


U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security along with a delegation take a tour of Anzaldua's Park in Mission, Texas Sunday Jan. 25, 2015. The delegation were given tours on DPS and Border Patrol boats. The 22 lawmakers from across the country came to examine the evolving national security threats to the United States along the South Texas/Mexico border. Photo by Delcia Lopez, The Monitor

Posted: Friday, March 6, 2015 3:20 pm
STAFF REPORT

EDINBURG – U.S Border Patrol agents have arrested 195 gang members attempting to illegally enter the country since the start of the fiscal year, according to a news release.

Two of the most recent arrests occurred this week as two men admitted to being members of the 18th Street gang and the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, respectively.

The first arrest came Tuesday afternoon as agents detained a Mexican national near Roma. During processing at the Border Patrol station, the man admitted to being a member of the 18th Street gang, according to the release.

The second arrest was of an El Salvador national near Sarita who admitted to being a member of the MS-13 street gang.

Both men were sent to the Rio Grande Valley Sector Prosecutions Unit for further processing, according to the release.

For fiscal year 2015, which began Oct. 1 agents have apprehended 195 gang members, according to the release.

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