Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Arrests 13 Illegal Aliens in Smuggling Attempt
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Arrests 13 Illegal Aliens in Smuggling Attempt
Release Date: January 20, 2021
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents disrupted three human smuggling attempts over the holiday weekend.
Yesterday, RGV agents working along Farm to Market (FM) Road 1017 near La Gloria, Texas, attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Ford F-250. The driver of the F-250 abruptly veered off the road and drove through a nearby ranch fence.
Once the vehicle came to a stop, agents observed several subjects fleeing into the brush. A search of the immediate area resulted in the apprehension of thirteen illegal aliens. The driver of the vehicle was not apprehended.
Another Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Agents in the RGV
Another Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Agents in the RGV
Release Date: December 28, 2020
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents arrested a convicted sex offender on Christmas Eve while he was attempting to enter the United States illegally.
During the evening of December 24, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City station working near Roma, Texas, apprehended a male Salvadoran national.
The subject was transported to the Rio Grande City station for processing.
During record checks, agents identified the subject as Mario Rivera-Perez and discovered a conviction for Sexual Assault of a Child in Chicago, Illinois. The subject also had a previous conviction for DUI and currently has an active warrant from the Plaines, Illinois, Sheriff’s Department.