El Paso, Texas – A man being sought in
connection with a triple homicide in El Paso has surrendered to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) officers. The suspect, 35-year-old Luis Javier
Solis Gonzalez approached CBP officers who were performing southbound
inspections at the Paso Del Norte port of entry just before noon today and
announced that he was turning himself in for homicide.
CBP officers took custody of the suspect
and performed queries to confirm his identity. CBP officers also confirmed the
outstanding homicide warrant. CBP contacted the El Paso Police Department and
detectives arrived and took custody of the suspect.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
officers’ primary mission is anti-terrorism; they screen all people, vehicles,
and goods entering the United States, while facilitating the flow of legitimate
trade and travel into and out of the United States. Their mission also includes
carrying out traditional border-related responsibilities, including narcotics
interdiction, enforcing immigration law, protecting the nation’s food supply
and agriculture industry from pests and diseases, and enforcing trade laws.
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.
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