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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Arrests Gang Members

Release Date
Fri, 11/16/2018

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley arrested two gang members over the course of the past week.

Sunday morning, Rio Grande City agents arrested a Salvadoran national near Roma. During processing, records checks revealed the man is an 18th Street Gang member.

Wednesday afternoon, McAllen agents apprehend a group of 39 illegal aliens near Hidalgo. During processing, the Guatemalan male admitted to being a member of the 18th Street Gang.

The Border Patrol is processing the subjects accordingly.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021