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June 17, 2005, 5:24PM

MS-13 gang suspect arrested in Harris County
Associated Press

U.S. immigration authorities arrested two members of a Central America-based gang in Texas this week as part of a nationwide crackdown.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Houston announced today that Mario Del Carmen Umanzor, a Salvadoran, was arrested by border patrol agents near the border checkpoint in Sarita on Monday. Hary Alberto Duran-Lanza, a Honduran, was arrested Thursday in Harris County, which includes Houston.

Both are members of the violent Mara Salvatrucha gang, or MS-13, which is rooted in Central America. More than 300 members have been arrested nationwide since Operation Community Shield was launched in March.

ICE said in a statement that Umanzor was convicted of cocaine possession in 2003 in Virginia and was deported after serving 16 months in prison. He also told authorities he has been arrested multiple times in El Salvador, once for possessing a live grenade.

ICE said Umanzor is charged with illegally re-entering the United States and faces up to 20 years in prison.

Duran-Lanza, who has been arrested on charges including burglary, theft and evading arrest, will be deported, ICE said.