A man wanted in Montgomery County, Maryland, on multiple felony sex abuse charges was arrested Friday after arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport on a flight from El Salvador.
Just after midnight Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 57-year-old Calixto Lazo Cabrera on charges including sex abuse of a minor and both second and third degree sex abuse, .
Before Lazo Cabrera鈥檚 flight landed, identified him as the subject of a Montgomery County arrest warrant and initiated an alert. Once his identity was confirmed by comparing international passenger and cargo documents to law enforcement databases, he was turned over to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police officers, CBP said.
鈥淐ustoms 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,鈥� said Christine Waugh, acting area port director for CBP鈥檚 area port of Washington, D.C. 鈥淐BP鈥檚 border security mission allows us to ensure victims鈥� rights by arresting fugitives as they arrive to the United States or before they can flee accountability. It鈥檚 one way in which we can help our partners make our streets a little safer.鈥�
