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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The United States Border Patrol reports an alleged gang member from El Salvador has been arrested in New Orleans.
According to USBP Chief Jason Owens, Lorenzo Alexander Benitez was arrested during a traffic stop.
Owens said Benitez is a member of the MS-13 gang and “will be prosecuted for felony re-entry after being previously removed from the US.”
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