STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an Anne Arundel County, Md., rape suspect at Washington Dulles International Airport when he returned on a flight from El Salvador on June 29.
CBP officers arrested 39 year-old Marvin Del Cid Morales, a naturalized U.S. citizen, on an outstanding warrant for second degree rape.
Morales had traveled from El Salvador to Washington Dulles International Airport. CBP officers matched Morales to an outstanding warrant for second degree rape before he arrived. CBP officers met the subject’s Avianca flight and escorted him to CBP’s secondary inspection area. Once Morales was positively identified as the subject of the warrant, officers transferred custody of Morales to the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority police for extradition to Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
“Customs and Border Protection supports our local law enforcement partners every day, and CBP takes pride in identifying and interdicting travelers who are fugitives to outstanding arrest warrants,” said Casey Durst, CBP's field operations director in Baltimore. “The arrest of this subject exhibits the steadfast commitment of CBP officers to keeping our country safe.”
Criminal charges are merely allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
CBP arrested an average of 21 wanted persons each day at 328 air, land and sea ports of entry across the United States. Learn more of what CBP achieves “On a Typical Day” during 2017.
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