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Agents arrest Paisa gang member
El Centro Border Patrol agents arrested Juan Melgarejo-Herrera, 35, in near Calexico Thursday morning. COURTESY PHOTO
El Centro Sector Border Patrol reported arresting a known Paisa gang member Thursday morning.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection release, agents apprehended an man in the east desert region of Calexico at 7:30 a.m., hours after he illegally entered the United States. He was detained and transported to the El Centro Sector Processing Center.
Records checks revealed that Juan Melgarejo-Herrera, a 35-year-old Mexican national, is a member of the Paisa prison gang with an extensive criminal and immigration history, the CBP release said.