DPS: MS-13 gang member captured during traffic stop in Pharr
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DPS: MS-13 gang member captured during traffic stop in Pharr
WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the arrest of a Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member and deported felon during an Operation Lone Star investigation in Hidalgo County. Salvador Mata-Hernandez, an MS-13 gang member, was arrested by Texas DPS in Pharr on Oct. 22./Photo courtesy: Texas DPS South Texas Region. Just after 7 a.m. on Oct. 22, DPS Special Agents with the Criminal Investigations Division, …
DPS Captures Confirmed MS-13 Gang Member in Hidalgo County
WESLACO, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) apprehended a confirmed Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member and deported felon during Operation Lone Star in Hidalgo County last week. On Thursday, Oct. 22, 2025, just after 7:00 a.m., DPS Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Special Agents, working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), identified a possible MS-13 member driving…
Texas authorities arrest confirmed MS-13 gang member during Operation Lone Star
WESLACO, Texas — A confirmed MS-13 gang member and deported felon was apprehended by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in Hidalgo County last week. The arrest occurred on Thursday, October 22, 2025, as part of Operation Lone Star,…
Salvador Mata Hernández, 41, originally from Tamaulipas, was arrested at Las Milpas Street in Pharr during a traffic stop, reported the Texas Department of Public Security (DPS). According to the DPS, Mata Hernández is a confirmed member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang (MS-13) with a criminal record for assault and multiple federal violations for illegal entry since 2000, the most recent in 2012 by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP). Ma…
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