Border Patrol Apprehends Criminal Gang Member
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
LAREDO (News Release) – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a criminal gang member at a stash house in south Laredo.
Fidel Alexis Lopez-Mendoza, a 20-year-old Mexican national and a member of the Sureno Gang.
The arrest occurred during the evening of June 2, when agents responded to a request for assistance from the Laredo Police Department (LPD) at a stash house found on Monterrey Avenue. Among the undocumented individuals apprehended was Fidel Alexis Lopez-Mendoza, a 20-year-old Mexican national and a member of the Sureno Gang. Lopez-Mendoza has a criminal history that includes robbery, battery, interference with emergency communication, and theft of property out of Benton, Texas. He is being held by the U.S. Border Patrol pending criminal prosecution for his immigration violations. He will be remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service.
Since the beginning of this fiscal year, nearly 760 criminal undocumented individuals have been arrested by Laredo Sector agents. This is a drastic comparison of over 60 criminal arrests in the same time frame last year.
These arrests continue to highlight the dangers that illegal immigration poses to our country.
