A previously-deported child sex predator has been caught after illegally crossing the southern border into Arizona, authorities say.
On Saturday, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents in Yuma Sector apprehended Santiago Tzoc-Pop, a Guatemalan national who committed heinous crimes against a very young victim.
Tzoc-Pop was convicted of aggravated sexual battery against a victim 13 or 14 years of age in Richmond, VA, and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
“He now faces charges for illegal re-entry!” USBP Chief Jason Owens wrote on social media on Thursday.
10/12: USBP agents in Yuma, AZ arrested Santiago Tzoc-Pop, a convicted aggravated felon and Guatemalan national with a prior 20-year sentence for aggravated sexual battery on a 13-14 YOA victim in Richmond, VA. He now faces charges for illegal re-entry! pic.twitter.com/TgsymPY21Q
— Chief Jason Owens (@USBPChief) October 17, 2024
On October 9, just days prior to Tzoc-Pop’s arrest, USBP agents in Tucson, AZ, caught three convicted sex predators who were illegally present in the U.S.
On 10/9, USBP agents in Tucson, AZ arrested 3 convicted felons whose violent crimes include sexual assault, rape by force, kidnapping & assault w/a deadly weapon, & rape of a spouse by force.
— Chief Jason Owens (@USBPChief) October 11, 2024
In just 10 days, USBP has prevented 30 felons from entering our country. pic.twitter.com/cNSh4wNtkf
On October 8, Tucson Sector agents apprehended nine Mexicans being smuggled into the U.S. near Nogales.
Among them was Carlos Jose Martha, a previously-deported illegal who was convicted of sexually assaulting a victim under 13 in New Jersey.
10/8: Nogales Station agents arrested nine smuggled Mexican nationals near Pena Blanca Lake, including Carlos Jose Martha. Records revealed he was convicted of felony sexual assault- victim under 13 in #NewJersey. He faces federal prosecution for re-entry after deportation. pic.twitter.com/SUhH5fTRNe
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) October 16, 2024
Authorities continue to catch dangerous foreign criminals illegally present in the U.S.
This article was originally published at InfoWars.com
