Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Ajo Station arrested a previously-deported MS-13 gang member David Lopez-Paz, Sunday night near Lukeville.
Agents arrested David Lopez-Paz, a 38-year-old Mexican national, for illegally entering the United States. During processing, agents conducted a records check on Lopez-Paz and learned he is affiliated with the MS-13 gang and served more than 100 days in jail for a previous arrest on criminal immigration violations.
Lopez-Paz will remain in federal custody pending criminal re-entry immigration charges.