A Salvadoran man wanted in Montgomery County on felony sex abuse charges was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Calixto Lazo Cabrera, 57, was arrested shortly after midnight Friday after he arrived at the airport on a flight from El Salvador, per a release from CBP. He was wanted by Montgomery County on several felony sex assault charges, including sex abuse of a minor, second-degree sex abuse and third-degree sex abuse.
According to CBP, the agency’s National Targeting Center identified Lazo Cabrera as the subject of a Montgomery County arrest warrant before his flight landed. CBP officers met him and he was turned over to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police after fingerprints confirmed his identity and verified he was the subject of the warrant.
“Customs and Border Protection is happy to help our law enforcement partners in Montgomery County by capturing an allegedly dangerous person wanted for very serious crimes against minors,” said Christine Waugh, acting area port director for the agency’s area port of Washington, D.C., in a written statement. “CBP’s border security mission allows us to ensure victims’ rights by arresting fugitives as they arrive to the United States or before they can flee accountability. It’s one way in which we can help our partners make our streets a little safer.”
Feature photo courtesy: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
