(Another Convicted Sex Offender Arrested)….Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Calexico Station made the arrest.

The man, identified as Wilver Alejandro Cruz Avalos, was arrested after agents observed him attempting to enter the United States illegally. A records check revealed the 31 year old was a previously convicted sex offender. The 2011  conviction was for sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of 18. He had been sentenced to 30 days in jail, 3 years probation. Cruz-Avalos is the 23rd sex offender arrested by El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents in fiscal year 2018. He will remain in federal custody pending prosecution for violation of criminal law.