EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry arrested a man with an outstanding arrest warrant for homicide on Wednesday, December 6.
“Effective utilization of national law enforcement databases allows our officers to identify and apprehend wanted fugitives,” said CBP Santa Teresa Port Director Tony Hall. “This part of the work performed by CBP officers helps keep our communities safe.”
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, CBP officers encountered a 32-year-old male, U.S. citizen, who arrived from Mexico via the vehicle lanes.
Primary system queries by CBP officers revealed an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The man was secured and escorted to secondary for further inspection where biometric verification confirmed his identity along with the active warrant for homicide out of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to CBP.
CBP says that the man was arrested and turned over to local authorities pending extradition to the originating agency.
Additionally, the arrest was one of 19 fugitive apprehensions recorded by CBP officers working at area ports since the beginning of December. Others were being sought on a variety of charges to include indecent exposure to a minor, assault and human trafficking.
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