LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), Laredo Port of Entry officers detained one male United States permanent resident wanted for sexual assault of a child.
“Heinous and sexual crimes involving children are not taken lightly by law enforcement,” said Acting Port Director Javier Vasquez, Laredo Port of Entry. “CBP officers use their experience and knowledge to help bring these alleged criminals to justice, in turn keeping our communities safe from sexual predators.”
The fugitive apprehension occurred on Wednesday, September 6, at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. A CBP officer inspecting pedestrians arriving from Mexico, referred Evaristo Damian De la Rosa Silva, a 26-year-old male Mexican citizen/U.S. permanent resident, for a secondary inspection. After escorting the passenger to secondary, subsequent biometric verification through law enforcement databases confirmed that the subject had an outstanding felony warrant for a sexual assault of a child, issued by the Red Oak Police Department, in Red Oak, Texas. The warrant was confirmed to be active. The subject was turned over to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office to await criminal proceedings.
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is a centralized automated database designed to share information among law enforcement agencies including outstanding warrants for a wide range of offenses. Based on information from NCIC, CBP officers have made previous arrests of individuals wanted for homicide, escape, money laundering, robbery, narcotics distribution, sexual child abuse, fraud, larceny, and military desertion. Criminal charges are merely allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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