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Tucson Sector USBP Agents Arrest MS-13 Gang Member and Sex Offender

Release Date
Tue, 03/26/2019

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a self-admitted MS-13 gang member and a man with a violent criminal history after they entered the U.S. illegally in separate events this weekend.

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and Border Protection

Friday night, agents from the Three Points Station arrested a 26-year-old Mexican national near the village of Cowlic, Arizona, for entering the country illegally. During processing, Valentin Reyes Rodriguez self-admitted to be a member of the dangerous MS-13 gang. 

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Customs and Border
Protection

Sunday evening, agents from the Nogales Station arrested Gildardo Diaz Arroyo after he illegally entered the country several miles west of Mariposa Port of Entry. Subsequent record checks revealed the 48-year-old Mexican national is a repeat offender in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was convicted of sexual assault of a minor in 1998 and in 2005 for Driving Under the Influence.    

Both individuals will remain in federal custody to face immigration prosecution. 

All persons apprehended by the Border Patrol undergo criminal history checks using biometrics to ensure illegal aliens with criminal histories are positively identified.

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 official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021