AZMEX I3 23-1-19

AZMEX I3 23 JAN 2019


Border Patrol agents capture MS-13 gang members
By: Crystal Bedoya
Posted: Jan 23, 2019 06:14 PM MST
Updated: Jan 23, 2019 06:15 PM MST

@CBPArizona/Twitter via CNN
https://www.kyma.com/news/border-patrol-agents-capture-ms-13-gang-members/987365097

YUMA, Ariz. - Border Patrol agents captured two MS-13 gang members Tuesday night after they allegedly entered the United States illegally.

According to Customs and Border Protection, the arrests happened at 6:00 p.m Tuesday.
Agents arrested a 37-year-old man and a 19-year-old man, both from Honduras,
who had illegally entered the country near County 9th Street in Yuma.
Both men were taken to the Yuma Border Patrol Station for processing.

Agents soon discovered that both men were MS-13 gang members.
The 37-year-old man had previous criminal convictions for shoplifting
and providing false information in Gwinnett County, Ga as well as previous deportation.
The 19-year-old man did not have any previous criminal or immigration histories in the U.S.

Both individuals are being presented for prosecution and deportation.

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VIDEO: Smuggler seen helping migrants scale border wall with ladder
By: Elly Morillo
Posted: Jan 23, 2019 12:57 PM MST
Updated: Jan 23, 2019 01:11 PM MST

https://www.kyma.com/news/video-smuggler-with-a-ladder-seen-helping-migrants-scale-border-wall/987230889

CBP apprehends 110 Central Americans in Yuma Sector
YUMA, Ariz. - Yuma Sector Border Patrol released video and arrested a group of 110 or more
Central Americans after a smuggler tried to help them scale the border wall with a ladder Monday,
according to US Customs and Border Protection.

CBP said a smuggler with a ladder is seen helping the group scale the wall in the video attached.

Below is the tweet sent out by CBP confirming the incident.


CBP Arizona
✔
@CBPArizona
On Monday #CBP #YumaSector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 110+ Central Americans
who illegally scaled the wall with the assistance of a smuggler with a ladder
#NationalSecurity #SouthwestBorder

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