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Federal authorities arrested 582 alleged gang members over a two-week period... groups they say have spawned street crimes

Gang crackdown nets several Houston suspects

01:12 PM CDT on Monday, August 1, 2005

From 11 News Staff Reports

Federal authorities arrested 582 alleged gang members over a two-week period, officials said Monday, targeting an estimated 80 violent groups they say have spawned street crimes across the country.

Here's a list of some of the recent gang arrests in Houston:

1. Lester Rivera-Paz, 29, a Honduran national, was convicted by the United States Attorney’s office for illegal re-entry after deportation and is presently in removal proceedings. He was arrested near Falfurrias, Texas Feb 10, and had been deported from the United States on Jan. 1996; Mar. 1997; and Aug. 2001.

2. HPD arrests five suspected MS 13 gang members on April 14, 2005 after a 12 hour standoff. ICE agents were on scene along with ATF to follow up with possible charges.

3. Mario del Carmen Umanzor, 30, a national from El Salvador was arrested by CBP agents near Sarita, Texas while riding in a van on June 13. Umanzor was one of several illegal aliens inside the van. He had been convicted for acts of violence, drug possession charges and for possessing a live grenade and had served 11 months in prison in El Salvador. Unamzor is currently in removal proceedings.

4. Hary Alberto Duran-Lanza, 21, a citizen of Honduras was arrested by ICE after he had been detained by Harris County Sheriff’s Department Deputies on theft charges. Duran-Lanza also had convictions for burglary of a vehicle, unlawful possession of a firearm, and evading arrest with a vehicle. He is in removal proceedings.

5. Elmer Alexander Carrillo, 28, a citizen of El Salvador was arrested by ICE after entering the United States illegally near Falfurrias, Texas June 10, 2005. Carrillo was also arrested by Brooks County and charged with murder. Carrillo was acquitted from those charges, ICE has placed him into removal proceedings.

6. Manuel Antonio Molina-Canales, 24, a citizen of Honduras was arrested by ICE after serving a 60-day sentence in Harris County jail for drug possession. ICE has placed Molina-Canales in removal proceedings. He had also admitted he was a MS 13 member and had entered the U.S. illegally in 2000 near Laredo, Texas.

7. Luisa Alfredo Garcia-Calderon, 25, a national from El Salvador was arrested by CBP officers near Falfurrias, Texas as he was riding on a bus headed to Corpus Christi. He was prosecuted for entry without inspection and is also in removal proceedings.

8. William Orlando Lima-Hernandez, 25, a citizen of Guatemala, was arrested by ICE near a construction site in Houston, Texas on July 14. Lima-Hernandez is a registered MS 13 gang member with the Houston Police Department. His record showed he had been previously deported and is currently I removal proceedings.

9. Miguel Angel Carcamo-Mejia, 32, a citizen of Honduras, was arrested HPD during a traffic stop. Background checks revealed he has an outstanding warrant of deportation and took him into custody. Subject has fraudulent documents on his person at the time of his arrest. ICE has placed him into removal proceedings.

10. Numa Alexander Alfaro-Ramirez, 25, a citizen of El Salvador, was arrested by ICE at his residence on July 26. He was allegedly a member of the MS 13 gang and had been previously deported twice.

11. Angelica Garcia-Herrera, 24, a national of Mexico, was arrested on July 26 at her residence. Garcia-Herrera is an admitted MS 13 gang member and had been removed from the U.S. once. She also is in removal proceedings.

12. Juan Armando Quintanilla-Hernandez, 30, from Honduras was arrested by ICE on July 26 at his residence. Quintanilla-Hernandez had an outstanding warrant of deportation and has been placed into removal proceedings.

13. A juvenile was also arrested on July 26, 2005 at his brother’s residence. He has been transferred to a juvenile detention facility to be placed into removal proceedings.

14. Santos Reynaldo-Diaz, 25, a citizen of El Salvador, was arrested at his residence on July 26. Reynaldo-Diaz has misdemeanor convictions for theft and a DWI. He has been placed into removal proceedings.

15. Erick Alejando Portillo-Andrade, 23, a national from El Salvador was arrested by ICE on July 27 near Refugio, Texas. Portillo-Andrade admitted he is an MS 13 member and told ICE agents he had served time in EL Salvador for robbery in 2003. He has been placed into removal proceedings.