LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained a wanted man with an outstanding warrant for statutory rape of a child out of Winston –Salem, North Carolina.
“CBP recognizes the significance of bringing those charged with serious sex crimes to justice,” said Port Director Gregory Alvarez, Laredo Port of Entry. “We give these types of cases our utmost attention, hoping to give the victim and their family comfort, knowing the alleged attacker is now in custody.”
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The fugitive apprehension occurred on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge. A CBP officer processing vehicle traffic arriving from Mexico referred Filiberto Martinez Aguillon, a 43-year-old male Mexican citizen, for a secondary inspection. After escorting the passenger to secondary, subsequent biometric verification through law enforcement databases confirmed that the man had an outstanding warrant for statutory rape of a child pursued by the Winston –Salem Police Department in North Carolina.
The warrant was confirmed to be active. CBP officers transported the wanted fugitive to Webb County Jail in Laredo, Texas 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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