Progreso CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted in Austin

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

PROGRESO, TEXAS (News Release) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Progreso Port of Entry officers detained a man wanted in Austin on a felony warrant for an alleged sexual crime.

“As traffic tends to rise with the summer travel season, our frontline CBP officers continue to maintain their vigilance and apprehended a pedestrian wanted for a sex-related offense,” said Port Director Michael Martinez, Progreso/Donna Port of Entry. “Apprehensions like these exemplify what our officers do every day to secure our borders and keep our communities safe.”

The fugitive apprehension occurred on Monday, July 14 when CBP officers at the Progreso International Bridge referred pedestrian Roberto Medina, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen, for 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 sexual assault, issued by the Austin Police Department. Medina was turned over to Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputies for transport to jail and adjudication of the warrant. 

The National Crime Information Center 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.