(Convicted sex offender arrested)…It was reported Saturday.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents were working the Highway 111 checkpoint at around 3:45 in the afternoon the agents arrested three men suspected of human smuggling. The three were transported to an immigration rally point for further processing. A records check indicated one of the men being smuggled, a 33 year old Mexican National had a conviction in 2011 for felony sex with a minor 3 plus years younger out of Los Angeles County. He had been sentenced to 180 days in jail. The man was deported in 2011. The man was processed criminally for re-entry of removed aliens. In fiscal year 2020, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents have arrested and removed 37 individuals either convicted or wanted on sexual offense charges after they had entered the US illegally.