Gang member, convicted sex offender apprehended by border patrol in South Texas

FILE PHOTO — A U.S. Border Patrol agent runs a dog down the lanes of a checkpoint near Falfurrias, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. FILE PHOTO — A U.S. Border Patrol agent runs a dog down the lanes of a checkpoint near Falfurrias, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. Photo: San Antonio Express-News Photo: San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Gang member, convicted sex offender apprehended by border patrol in South Texas 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

Border patrol agents detained two men with criminal histories in South Texas Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said in a news release.

In Falfurrias, north of Edinburg, agents apprehended a man from Honduras who was previously arrested in New York for sexual contact with a child. He was convicted of the crime in 2003 and sentenced to one year confinement.

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McAllen agents arrested a man from Mexico whose criminal records showed his involvement as a Sureño 13 member, a gang affiliated with the Mexican Mafia.

Both suspects were turned over to the Rio Grande Valley Sector Prosecutions Office.

Booking photos for the men were not immediately available.

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