MS-13 gang member arrested in El Centro

Border Patrol agents at the El Centro Station arrested a gang member Wednesday afternoon.

CBP said agents encountered a man three miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry suspected of being in the United States illegally, at approximately 12:20 p.m.

Agents transported the man for further questioning and records checks revealed that the man was 24-year-old Hugo Ernesto Minero-Chavez, a citizen of El Salvador who was previously removed from the United States.

CBP said Minero-Chavez told agents he is a citizen of El Salvador and admitted to being a member of the notorious gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13).

Minero-Chavez also told agents that in El Salvador he served 20 months in prison for his gang affiliation.

“Our Border Patrol agents regularly encounter and arrest dangerous individuals,” said Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez. “Arresting these types of criminal aliens bolsters safety and security within our communities.”