Dulles CBP officers capture fleeing Salvadoran man wanted on Virginia felony kidnapping and child abuse charges

STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a fleeing Salvadoran man on felony charges of kidnapping and child abuse at Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday.

CBP officers arrested Balmore Perez de la Cruz, 35, of Winchester, Virginia, who is wanted by Frederick County, Virginia, Sheriff’s Office and turned him over to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police officers.

CBP officers identified Perez del la Cruz as being a subject of the warrant in the National Crime Information Center while conducting routine vetting of passengers departing a flight to San Salvador, El Salvador. NCIC is a centralized automated database designed to share information among law enforcement agencies including outstanding warrants for a wide range of offenses.

CBP officers also learned that Perez de la Cruz is an alien who has been previously ordered removed from the United States by an immigration judge on Dec. 6, 2018.

CBP officers apprehended Perez de la Cruz before he could board his scheduled departure flight, verified his identity, and confirmed that the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office warrant remained active.

“Customs and Border Protection officers are committed to working with our federal, state, and local partners to identify dangerous fugitives, especially those who blatantly violate our nation’s immigration laws, who attempt to flee their charges and return them to face justice. This is one way in which CBP helps to keep our communities safe while also giving victims a voice,” said Area Port Director Christine Waugh, CBP Area Port of Washington, D.C.

Criminal charges are merely accusations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

CBP's border security mission is led at our nation’s Ports of Entry by CBP officers and agriculture specialists from the Office of Field Operations. CBP screens international travelers and cargo and searches for illicit narcotics, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, invasive weeds and pests, and other illicit products that could potentially harm the American public, U.S. businesses, and our nation’s safety and economic vitality.

Learn more at www.CBP.gov.

Follow the Director of CBP’s Baltimore Field Office on X @DFOBaltimore and CBP’s Office of Field Operations on Instagram @cbpfieldops.

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