U.S. Customs and Border Protection said its agents took custody of a missing child last week and arrested a driver wanted on kidnapping charges.
CBP said Border Patrol agents assigned to the Campo station east of San Diego were traveling westbound on Interstate 8 near Bachman Springs Road north of Boulder Oaks around 9 a.m. Wednesday. They stopped a “suspicious” SUV. The SUV was being driven by a 36-year-old woman, and an adult woman and a 6-year-old child were passengers.
Investigators confirmed the identity of the occupants of the SUV and learned there was an active warrant against the driver. The warrant was issued by the Fort Bend County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office for interference with the custody of a child involving a 6-year-old passenger.
After transporting the driver and child to a local Border Patrol station, agents contacted the U.S. Marshals Service, which later took the driver into custody. Meanwhile, the child was placed in the custody of Child Protective Services until he could be reunited with his family.
“This is yet another example of how agent vigilance serves our community and our nation,” San Diego District Chief Patricia Agent Patricia McGuirk Daniel said in a statement. “In this case, as is often the case, our officers went beyond traditional Border Patrol duties to reunite the missing child with his family.”
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