U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted Silvano Garcia, wanted on an outstanding felony arrest warrant out of Dallas. He was stopped while driving near the Camino Real International Bridge II on April 30.
Silvano Garcia is accused of fondling and indecency with a child.
After border patrol agents took Garcia into custody, his vehicle was referred for a second inspection, and law enforcement was able to confirm his identity and the active status of his outstanding felony arrest warrant.
CBP handed Garcia over to the Maverick County Sheriff’s Office, who took him to the Tom Bowles Detention Center, CBS News reports.
In January, CBP officers intercepted and arrested Mohammad Izhar Ul Haq Ansari, 60, as Ansari tried to depart from Dallas on a flight to Dubai, one day after a felony warrant was issued for his arrest.
Officers took Ansari to the federal inspection station, where his identity was verified using law enforcement databases. Ansari, a U.S. citizen, was the subject of an outstanding felony warrant for aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree felony. The warrant was issued on January 7 by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office out of McKinney, Texas.
CBP said officers turned Asari over to the DFW Department of Public Safety at DFW Airport.
CBP officers reportedly processed an average of 491,688 passengers per day arriving at airports, seaports, and land borders in the fiscal year 2021. On average, they arrest twenty-five wanted persons a day at U.S. ports of entry.
“CBP officers take pride in their work every day and are dedicated to the mission of protecting our nation, including supporting our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners by intercepting wanted fugitives and turning them over to face their charges,” said Dallas Area Port Director Timothy Lemaux. “We will make every effort to intercept all wanted fugitives attempting to evade justice through international flights.”