Officials: Two people used fake credit cards that may be linked to Target data breach

January 21, 2014

Two Mexican nationals have been arrested in Texas after they allegedly attempted to enter the U.S. with fraudulent credit cards that could be tied to the massive Target data breach. Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested Mary Carmen Vaquera Garcia and Daniel Dominguez Guardiola, both of Monterrey, Mexico, on Sunday at a bridge connecting Mexico and the U.S., according to a news release. These two fugitives were detected by our CBP frontline officers due to our ability to query everyone seeking to enter the United States at our ports of entry, said Efrain Solis Jr., Port Director, Hidalgo/Pharr/ Anzalduas, in a statement. Having access to law-enforcement databases allows us to apprehend outstanding fugitives for other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Garcia and Guardiola pulled up to the Anzalduas-Reynosa International Bridge on Sunday morning, whereupon they presented officials with Mexican passports and U.S. visas, according to the news release: “A CPB officer received a primary systems lookout for both indicating possible arrest warrants, therefore both travelers were secured and escorted to secondary for further inspection.” To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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