{"id":103348,"date":"2017-03-26T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T23:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=103348"},"modified":"2017-03-26T13:04:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-26T17:04:11","slug":"cbp-arrests-2-previously-removed-felons-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/cbp-arrests-2-previously-removed-felons-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"CBP arrests 2 previously removed felons in Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico \u2013 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agents arrested Wednesday 2 citizens of the Dominican Republic, during two separate incidents in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>Leandro Mercedes-Coplin, will appear today before US District Court Magistrate Sylvia Carre\u00f1o-Coll facing charges under title 8 United States Code, Section 1326, for attempting to reenter after a previous removal for a felony conviction. Mr. Mercedes-Coplin was found inside a \u201cyola\u201d vessel, along with 22 other migrants, intercepted by the US Coast Guard, approximately 30 miles north of Mona Island.<\/p>\n<p>Narciso Rondon-Mejia, will appear today under title 8 United States Code, Section 1326, for attempting to reenter after a previous removal for an aggravated felony conviction. Mr. Rondon-Mejia was found illegally present by Border Patrol Agents in Camuy, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the firm resolve to arrest convicted felons who try to return to the island after they have been removed for serving time,\u201d stated Ramiro Cerrillo, Chief Patrol Agent for Ramey Sector in Aguadilla.<\/p>\n<p>Biometrics checks revealed that Mr. Mercedes-Coplin had been removed in 2007 after a conviction for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in a New York court.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Rondon-Mejia had been removed in 2013 after a conviction for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering from a South Florida court.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol agents presented the case to Assistant US Attorney Nicholas Smith for prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Mr. Mercedes-Coplin face a fine or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both. If convicted, Mr. Rondon-Mejia face a fine or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico \u2013 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agents arrested Wednesday 2 citizens of the Dominican Republic, during two separate incidents in Puerto Rico. 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