C.B.P. News Release

Tucson Sector Agents Apprehend Five Suspects with Active Warrants within 24 Hours

(Wednesday, July 21, 2010)

Tucson, Ariz. – During a 24 hour period, Border Patrol agents across the Tucson Sector apprehended five illegal aliens with active warrants for arrest; to include three with extraditable felony warrants. The warrants and extensive criminal histories of each individual were revealed using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS).

On Tuesday, agents assigned to the Douglas Border Patrol Station apprehended an individual with an outstanding felony arrest warrant issued by the New York Police Department for rape and sexual abuse. He is being held for prosecution and will be transferred to the U.S. Marshal’s Office.

Also late Tuesday, Casa Grande agents apprehended an individual in the west desert area with an extraditable warrant out of Navajo County, Ariz., on smuggling charges. He is being held pending extradition.

In two separate incidents early Wednesday, three more individuals with outstanding warrants were apprehended by Casa Grande agents. Agents first apprehended two illegal aliens wanted on drug-related charges; one with a felony warrant out of Henderson, Nev., the other out of Spanish Fork, Utah. Both individuals will be transferred to the Pinal County Sherriff’s Department for extradition.

Less than an hour after identifying the first two individuals, Casa Grande agents identified a third illegal alien with a warrant for “failure to appearâ€