Salton City, Calif. – Two individuals
were arrested this weekend with warrants. One individual had a $10 million
warrant for murder and the second individual had a warrant issued by Interpol
for Italian law enforcement authorities.
The first arrest occurred on Friday at
9:30 p.m. at the Highway 86 Checkpoint near Salton City. Border Patrol agents
performed record checks on an individual during a secondary inspection. The
record checks revealed an outstanding $10 million warrant out of Los Angeles
for murder. The individual is a 19-year-old United States citizen. He was
turned over to the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office for extradition to the Los
Angeles County Sheriffs Department.
In a separate incident on Saturday
evening, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico station apprehended a
Romanian national with an outstanding Interpol warrant for narcotic
trafficking.
The Romanian national was arrested with
a group of eight Romanians who attempted to illegally enter the United States.
Record checks revealed that the suspect, a 31-year-old male, is wanted by
Italian authorities on suspicion of drug trafficking. Through coordinated
efforts, Border Patrol agents and Washington D.C. Interpol authorities
confirmed the warrant of the wanted suspect.
The Border Patrol turned over custody of
the suspect to Immigrations & Customs Enforcement for extradition
proceedings to Italian authorities.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents
have arrested 1,167 individuals with outstanding warrants since October 2011.
The El Centro Border Patrol’s “See
Something, Say Something” Campaign is a simple and effective program to
increase the safety and welfare of the Imperial Valley by bringing public
awareness to the indicators of crime and other threats. The community plays a
key role keeping our country safe by identifying and reporting suspicious or
criminal activity. We encourage Imperial Valley residents to report any
suspicious activity to the Border Community Threat Hotline at (800) 901-2003.
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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