Texas authorities on May 25 captured an international fugitive wanted for murder.
Splendora police, in coordination with federal authorities, apprehended 21-year-old Leo Acosta Sanchez, who had been illegally residing in the “state and country,” the Splendora Police Department said in a press release.
Sanchez “was known to travel between” Splendora and “her residence in Terrenos,” a residential community advertising cheap land for sale outside Houston.
“Vigilant” officers caught up with Sanchez during a “routine patrol,” when they “identified the wanted individual behind the wheel of a vehicle and promptly called for backup.”
“Following the arrival of additional units, a traffic stop was conducted, leading to the immediate arrest of the driver, identified as Leo Acosta Sanchez,” the Splendora PD said in a press release.
Local police worked with the Department of Homeland Security to take Sanchez into custody. She faces charges for her alleged crimes committed outside the United States.
