Border Patrol Agents Make Multiple Criminal Arrests

Reported by: KPSP Local 2 News
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Published: 11:42 am
Updated: 11:44 am

Border Patrol agents recently arrested three men with criminal warrants and three teenage women suspected of armed robbery, Public Affairs Officer Jonathan Creiglow said Wednesday.

The first arrest took place Jan. 7, when agents stopped a 40-year-old Mexican man with revoked immigration documents. A record check revealed the suspect was wanted by Mexican police and INTERPOL for bank and financial fraud, Creiglow said.

On Jan. 13, Border Patrol agents from the El Centro station arrested a 26-year-old Mexican man illegally present in the U.S. During processing, criminal record checks revealed that the man was wanted by the El Centro Police Department for his involvement in an ongoing rape investigation. The man was turned over to the El Centro Police and booked at the Imperial County jail for charges of Lewd Acts with a Minor under the age of 14.

The following day, Jan. 14, agents arrested a 28-year-old Mexican national attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. The man was taken to the Calexico Border Patrol station where he was determined to be a gang member who had previously been removed from the United States. Criminal record checks revealed that the suspect was wanted by the Monterrey County Sherriff's Office for failure to appear in court. He was turned over to the Imperial County Sherriff's Office and is awaiting extradition.

On Jan. 15, Border Patrol agents in Downtown Calexico were waved down by a distressed business owner who clamed that two females with knives had attempted to rob her store, Creiglow said.

Agents began searching the area for the suspects and found three young women, two of whom matched the description given by the store owner. The three U.S. citizens, ages 15, 17 and 19, were found to be carrying a knife but no other weapons.

They were released to the custody of the Calexico Police Department for further investigation.

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