U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter February 24 - March 2, 2011

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Border Patrol agents seized over 18,804 pounds of marijuana and 2.7 pounds of heroin. Agents arrested 19 criminal aliens and nine gang members. There were eight rocking incidents.

Reported on February 24, 2011

El Paso Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near El Paso, Texas. Records checks revealed the subject had an extensive criminal history, including prior convictions for involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault. The subject had also been previously removed from the United States.

El Paso Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico in El Paso, Texas. During processing, the subject admitted to being a member of the Sureño gang. Records checks revealed the subject had been previously removed from the United States.

Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,184 pounds of marijuana and a Plymouth van near Granjeno, Texas. Agents observed several subjects loading bundles of suspected narcotics into the vehicle near the Rio Grande River. When agents responded to the area, the subjects abandoned the vehicle and absconded into Mexico. Agents searched the van and discovered the marijuana inside.

Tucson Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near Bisbee, Arizona. Records checks revealed the subject had a prior conviction for sexual assault in the state of Colorado and had been previously removed from the United States.