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Paisa gang member caught entering the U.S. illegally

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July 7, 2021 4:25 PM
Published 9:53 AM

CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Border Patrol agents arrested a convicted gang member last Thursday morning.

U.S. Border Patrol agents found the man illegally entering the U.S. through the Calexico Port of Entry. Record checks revealed 35-year-old Juan Melgarejo-Herrera, a Mexican national member of the Paisa prison gang with an extensive criminal and immigration history.

Melgarejo served three years in prison in Utah for possession with intent to distribute. A judge previously removed him from the U.S. in 2008.

U.S. Border Patrol will process Melgarejo-Herrera accordingly.

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