CBP News Release

El Paso Area CBP Officers Nab 29 Fugitives, Seize More than 4 Tons of Marijuana

(Friday, October 17, 2008)

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry nabbed 29 fugitives and seized 8,190 pounds of marijuana during the previous seven days.

CBP officers working at the El Paso, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Presidio, Santa Teresa, Columbus and Antelope Wells crossings also identified numerous immigration, agriculture and export violations during the past week.

Two of the 29 fugitives nabbed this week were sex offenders being sought by law enforcement. On October 10, CBP officers at the Fabens port of entry nabbed a 20-year-old man being sought by Liberty County (Texas) authorities on sexual assault of a child charges. He was turned over to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department.

On October 16, CBP officers working at the Columbus port of entry apprehended a 23-year-old man who was being sought in Colorado on sex assault charges. He was turned over to the Columbus police department.

“CBP is committed to making sure that all people who enter the U.S. are doing so legally and do not pose a risk to the American public,â€