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Border Patrol agents arrest 2 convicted gang members

Posted at 12:19 PM, Oct 11, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-11 20:21:52-04

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two gang members who had previously been deported.

On Friday, agents arrested 30-year-old Angel Felix-Melendez, who had re-entered the country with four other men. Agents found the men in mountains north of Ajo. Agents say Felix-Menendez is a Sureno gang member with criminal history in California.

On Monday, agents arrested 41-year-old Cesar Mozqueda-Orozco, finding him in the desert west of Nogales, Ariz. after he re-entered the country illegally. Agents say Mozqueda is an MS-13 gang member with convictions in California and Arizona.Mozqueda is an MS-13 gang member with convictions in California and Arizona.

Both men will face prosecution for illegal re-entry and are awaiting disposition.