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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Wanted Honduran Fugitive

Release Date: 
December 20, 2013

Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station apprehended a wanted fugitive on Wednesday.    

Agents patrolling south of Eagle Pass, Texas on F.M. 1021 apprehended 14 undocumented immigrants. Among the undocumented immigrants, agents encountered Celim Maricruz Perez-Lopez, 23, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras. During processing, agents discovered that Perez-Lopez was wanted by Interpol for kidnapping in Honduras.

Perez-Lopez faces a charge of entry without inspection - 8 USC 1325.

The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is part of the South Texas Campaign, which leverages federal, state and local resources to combat transnational criminal organizations.

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February 9, 2017
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