Gang member wanted for murder of Mexican state police officer captured in Los Angeles and deported

March 20, 2007

LOS ANGELES - A man wanted by the Mexican government for the murder of a police officer and the attempted murder of two others in Zacatecas, Mexico, was turned over to the custody of Mexican law enforcement officials today following his arrest yesterday.

Odilon Carlos, also known as Odilon Carlos-Marquez, 27, of Zacatecas, Mexico, was taken into custody yesterday morning by the FBI's Fugitive Task Force near his girlfriend's residence in Huntington Park, aided by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fugitive operations team.

Carlos, a member of the 18th Street "transnational" gang in Los Angeles, was previously deported in 2005 after serving five years in prison for a 1999 felony conviction for possession of an UZI automatic weapon. (emphasis mine -mm) On December 28, 2006, Carlos allegedly used an UZI 9 mm machine gun to fire on three Zacatecas municipal police officers. One officer was killed and the others sustained serious injuries. An exhaustive manhunt ensued after Carlos was thought to have fled into the mountains near Zacatecas. Police searched several days for Carlos utilizing helicopters and canines, but were unable to locate him in the rugged terrain.

And there are those who still think we should have an open border! -mm