Fugitive wanted in Tucson murder caught at border

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) -- A man wanted for murder in Tucson has been arrested on the Arizona-Mexico border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say 19-year-old Nico Santa Cruz was trying to come to the U.S. on foot at a pedestrian entrance in Nogales on Saturday.

But officers recognized him as being a fugitive from information from the U.S. Marshals Service. When officers ran Cruz's information in their databases, they found a first-degree murder warrant for his arrest from Tucson police.

Cruz is now in custody.

Customs and Border Protection says it has apprehended nearly 1,000 fugitives coming into or leaving the country since Oct. 1.

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