U.S. Customs and Border Protection

LAREDO (News Release) – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station apprehended a convicted sex offender in Laredo, Texas.

On Feb. 24, Border Patrol agents while working their duties near the Rio Grande apprehended a group of individuals. The individuals were taken into custody for processing. Record checks revealed that one of the individuals was identified as Gabino Castelano-Cruz, a 43-year-old Mexican national who was illegally in the country. Gabino Castelano-Cruz has a prior felony conviction out of Dumas, Texas for Sexual Assault of a minor. He was taken into custody and was processed for felony re-entry.