TUCSON – A previously deported Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member was apprehended by Border Patrol agents east of Lukeville, Arizona.
Late Saturday evening, Tucson Sector agents encountered the 37-year-old Carlos Flores-Marquez, a Salvadorian national following his illegal entry into the United States through the desert.
During processing, agents learned that Flores-Marquez was a previously deported, self-admitted MS-13 gang member with an extensive criminal history in Arizona, Florida and Virginia, where his 2016 arrest led to convictions for multiple felonies in Abermarle County. Agents further discovered Flores-Marquez had been removed from the country earlier this year for immigration violations.
Flores-Marquez now faces federal prosecution for immigration violations, as he is a previously deported felon.