[BREITBART] U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two men wanted for sex offenses in the U.S. and seized nearly a half-million dollars in cocaine at a Texas port of entry over the weekend.CBP Officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge in Laredo, Texas, observed a man approaching for entry into the U.S. on Sunday. During an initial interview, officers received a hit for a possible warrant on the subject and referred him to a secondary inspection station, according to information obtained from CBP officials.
During the secondary interview, officers identified the man as 56-year-old Carlos Anaya, an Omaha, Nebraska, resident. A search of national law enforcement databases and identify confirmation utilizing a fingerprint scanner revealed an active warrant issued by the Omaha Police Department. Police in Nebraska charged the man with 1st and 2nd degree sexual abuse of a child, according to CBP officials. The officers arrested Anaya and turned him over to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office to await extradition proceedings and a warrant adjudication.
That same day, Juarez-Lincoln bridge officers observed another man arriving from Mexico and referred him to a secondary inspection following an initial screening interview. A fingerprint scanner and a search of national law enforcement databases revealed an active felony warrant on the subject. Officers identified the wanted man as 25-year-old Edgar Fernandez Santana, a New Albany, Mississippi, resident.
CBP officials reported the New Albany Police Department obtained an arrest warrant on Fernandez Santana for a felony charge of incest with a minor. The officers arrested the runaway and transferred him to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.