Washington, D.C. – January has been a very successful month for the
U.S. Marshals and a nightmare come true for two fugitives on the
run. In a mere 11 days, the U.S. Marshals captured two of their “15
Most Wanted” fugitives. While this is an amazing feat in and of
itself, what makes it even more impressive is they traveled over
international borders into Mexico to get the wanted criminals.
The U.S. Marshals want to put every fugitive on notice – you can
run, but you can’t hide. If you find yourself on the Marshals most
wanted list, they will hunt you down and bring you back to face
justice. David Sauceda, captured Saturday and Craig Petties,
captured Jan. 15, can both attest to the fact that just because you
cross the border doesn’t mean you have eluded the reach of the U.S.
Marshals.
Thanks to the U.S. Marshals’ extensive training, patience and solid
relationships with Mexican law enforcement agencies, fugitives who
run for the border are living on borrowed time. Some fugitives may
think running to Mexico is equivalent to a “get out of jail free
card,” but they learn otherwise when they find the Marshals are
there waiting, watching and prepared to bring them back face their
crimes.
The Marshals have a foreign field office in Mexico with the sole
mission of hunting U.S. fugitives who choose to find safe haven in
Mexico and Mexican fugitives who try to hide in the United States.
The U.S. Marshals Mexico Field Office along with U.S. Marshals
Mexico Investigative Liaison Program on the United States/Mexico
Southwest border has proven to be a great success in capturing
fugitives. In Fiscal Year 2007, the U.S. Marshals accomplished the
following:
- 108 fugitives returned to the United States from Mexico
- 48 U.S. fugitives returned from Mexico to the United States via
formal extradition
- 60 U.S. fugitives deported from Mexico to the United States
- 86 fugitives were returned to Mexico from the United States
- 15 Mexican fugitives returned from the United States to Mexico via
formal extradition
- 71 Mexican fugitives deported from the United States to Mexico
- More than 70 U.S. fugitives in custody awaiting formal extradition
from Mexico to the United States
In Fiscal Year 2008 (October through December), the U.S. Marshals
accomplished the following:
- 44 U.S. fugitives deported from Mexico to the United States
- 12 U.S. fugitives returned from
Mexico to the United States via formal extradition
- 8 Mexican fugitives deported
from the United States to Mexico
- 2 Mexican fugitives returned
from the United States to Mexico via formal extradition
Fugitive captures are performed under the authority of the U.S
Constitution and Mexican Constitution and both countries’ laws.
U.S. Marshals are the nation’s primary fugitive hunting
organization. For more information, go to
www.usmarshals.gov .
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