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  The Maverick County Sheriff Department and United States Border Patrol agents were involved in a high speed pursuit on Friday, January 12 at approximately 12:30p.m. when they attempted to pull over a vehicle on Highway 277 headed towards Carrizo Springs.

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DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station arrested a Mexican national who had been convicted of aggravated sexual battery.

A federal judge sentenced a 21-year-old Guatemalan national to five years in federal prison for

Jose G. Landa
Staff Writer

Customs and Border Protection agents arrested Briana Monique Hernández, for possession of a dangerous drug at the Eagle Pass International Bridge No.1 on Monday December 18,2017. 

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U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued a family of undocumented immigrants, one of whom passed away, and found 14 others who were lost in the cold.

“Crossing the border illegally poses multiple hazards,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Felix Chavez. “Sadly another human life was lost yesterday while attempting to illegally enter the United States.”

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station arrested two previously deported men who illegally entered the U.S., in separate incidents.

“Dangerous individuals continuely attempt to infiltrate the United States to engage in criminal activity,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Felix Chavez. “The men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol are this country’s first line of defense against these threats.”

The first incident occurred on Nov. 26, when agents arrested Oscar Armando Mercado-Roque, 34, El Salvador. During processing, agents learned that he was convicted in June 2008, for involuntary vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated in Prince William County, Virginia. Mercado-Roque was removed from the United States in February 2015 after serving six years of a 10-year sentence. Mercado-Roque faces a charge of 8 USC § 1326 – re-entry after deportation, which carries a maximum sentence of two-years in prison.

The second incident occurred on Nov. 28, when agents arrested Jose Abilio Carballo-Parada, a 49-year-old from El Salvador. Record checks showed that Carballo-Parada is a confirmed MS-13 gang member with multiple deportations and an extensive criminal history including a drug trafficking conviction. Carballo-Parada was most recently removed from the United States in June of this year. He faces a charge of 8 USC § 1326 – re-entry after deportation, which carries a maximum sentence of two-years in prison.

The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is part of the Joint Task Force-West South Texas Corridor, which leverages federal, state, and local resources to combat transnational criminal organizations. To report suspicious activity call the Del Rio Sector’s toll free number at 1-866-511-8727.

BP arresta a un delincuente convicto y a un miembro de la pandilla MS-13

  DEL RIO, Texas - Los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los EE. UU. Asignados a la Estación Eagle Pass detuvieron a dos hombres deportados previamente que ingresaron ilegalmente a los EE. UU., 

En incidentes separados.

     El primer incidente ocurrió el 26 de noviembre, cuando los agentes arrestaron a Oscar Armando Mercado-Roque, de 34 años, El Salvador. 

Durante el procesamiento, los agentes se enteraron de que había sido condenado en junio de 2008 por homicidio vehicular involuntario y conducir intoxicado en el condado de Prince William, Virginia. Mercado-Roque fue deportado de los Estados Unidos en febrero de 2015 después de cumplir seis años de una sentencia de 10 años. Mercado-Roque se enfrenta a un cargo de 8 USC § 1326 - reingreso después de la deportación, que conlleva una sentencia máxima de dos años en prisión.

      El segundo incidente ocurrió el 28 de noviembre, cuando los agentes arrestaron a José Abilio Carballo-Parada, un hombre de 49 años de El Salvador. Las comprobaciones de registros demostraron que Carballo-Parada es un miembro confirmado de la pandilla MS-13 con múltiples deportaciones y una extensa historia criminal que incluye una condena por tráfico de drogas. Carballo-Parada fue deportado recientemente de los Estados Unidos en junio de este año. Se enfrenta a un cargo de 8 USC § 1326 - reingreso después de la deportación, que conlleva una sentencia máxima de dos años en prisión.

DEL RIO, Texas – The U.S. Border Patrol is pleased to announce the appointment of Felix Chavez as the new Chief Patrol Agent of the Del Rio Sector. He assumed the leadership role Oct. 29.

The City of Eagle Pass held their annual Business Expo at the ICT on Thursday, October 19.

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U.S. Border Patrol agents working in Carrizo Springs arrested a man who was previously convicted of sexual abuse of a five-year-old child.    

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The Eagle Pass Independent School District will be celebrating the Texas Red Ribbon Campaign with events at every campus from October 6 through November 3, in an effort to raise awareness on the dangers of drugs.