CALEXICO, Calif. – Saturday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico station apprehended a dangerous gang member attempting to make an illegal entry into the United States.
Border Patrol agents arrested a 35-year-old Mexican national as he entered the United States illegally from Mexico at around 12:30 a.m. Agents arrested the man approximately 3.5 miles east of the downtown Calexico Port of Entry.
The man later identified as Dorian Lopez-Lopez was transported to the Calexico Border Patrol station where it was revealed he was an active member of the “Sureño” criminal street gang out of Los Angeles.
The gang member is an aggravated felon who was previously deported on December 20, 2005. The man was convicted for assault with a deadly weapon in El Centro. He was sentenced to two years in prison.
The man is in Border Patrol custody and will be criminally prosecuted for re-entry into the United States after being ordered removed. This is the fifteenth gang member arrest in the El Centro Sector area this year.
The El Centro Sector’s Community Awareness Campaign is a simple and effective program to raise public awareness on the indicators of crime and other threats. We encourage public and private sector employees to remain vigilant and play a key role in keeping our country safe. Please report any suspicious activity to the Border Community Threat Hotline at 1-800-901-2003.