U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a man at the Laredo Port of Entry who had been wanted in the Dallas area for nearly 40 years on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child, federal officials said.
CBP officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge stopped Roberto Gallegos Hernandez, 70, a Mexican citizen and U.S. resident, on Nov. 12 and directed him to secondary inspection. Biometric checks confirmed he was the subject of a 1987 felony warrant issued by the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.
Gallegos Hernandez was taken into custody and turned over to local authorities. CBP officials said the arrest was part of routine inspections aimed at identifying fugitives crossing the border.
“It was a long time coming, nearly 40 years, but CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry encountered and brought to justice a traveler wanted on longtime outstanding warrant for a sex related offense against a child,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “This apprehension, and the apprehension a day later of a man wanted for statutory child rape exemplify our continued commitment to protecting our communities and reinforce that harm toward children is reprehensible and will not be tolerated.”
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