Thread: C.B.P. Catches Wanted Man Leaving on a Cruise Ship

C.B.P. News Release

CBP Catches Man Wanted for Indecency with Child Attempting to Leave U.S. on Cruise Ship

(Tuesday, July 07, 2009)

San Diego — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Diego apprehended a man wanted for indecency with a child attempting to leave the United States Monday onboard a cruise ship. This is the second time in the past week CBP officers stopped a person with a felony warrant for their arrest from leaving the United States on a cruise ship departing San Diego.

Monday, CBP officers received an advanced listing of passengers and crew through APIS, the Advanced Passenger Information System, for a cruise ship scheduled to depart San Diego. At approximately 5 p.m., they apprehended the fugitive onboard the ship.

Robert Luis Sanford, a 33-year-old U.S. citizen and resident of San Diego, is wanted by the Watauga Police Department in Texas, according to a felony warrant issued for his arrest in March. Sanford is currently at the San Diego County Jail awaiting extradition to Texas.

In an unrelated incident July 2, at approximately 4:15 p.m., CBP officers arrested a 53-year-old female U.S. citizen and Coronado resident, Rose Fairchild, wanted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for larceny. Again, information from APIS tipped off CBP officers to her presence on the ship, scheduled to depart the country.

APIS enhances border security by providing CBP with pre-arrival and pre-departure manifest data on all passengers and crew members onboard commercial vessels and flights destined for or departing the U.S. The information gives CBP the ability to identify potential threats and coordinate a response.

"The apprehension of these fugitives is a direct result of the outstanding work CBP officers undertake each day. Our officers are committed to defending our nation’s borders both inbound and outbound, sustaining an untiring vigilance in protecting our homeland," said William Snyder, CBP director Port of San Diego.

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.

Contacts For This News Release
San Diego Field Office
CBP Public Affairs
Phone: (619) 652-6699 Ext: 192/145/124

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I live one mile from Watauga, Tx and I haven't heard anything about this. I'm glad they caught this scum!