(Convicted sex offenders arrested)…..They were arrested earlier this week.

The arrests were made by Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector. One man was not only a convicted sex offender, but also a gang member. 34 year old Antonio Villasenor Nunez was detained near the Downtown Calexico Port for entering the US illegally. A records check determined the man was a Mexican National who had been convicted of sexual battery. His record included several other arrests, as well. He had been deported in 2007. Villasenor was also a member of the Prison gang Paisa. Agents later arrested 57 year old Luis Rangel Rea, also a Mexican National. He had been convicted of rape in Santa Rosa, California. Both men were booked and will face criminal prosecution.