Mexican national found with child porn at Peace Bridge, CBP says
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- What started as a wrong turn led to an arrest for child pornography at the Peace Bridge, according to U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP).
This past Friday night, CBP officers say they encountered 52-year-old Marco Barajas-Barron, a Mexican citizen. He was driving a commercial vehicle that officers said made a wrong turn before he was refused entry into Canada.
"While screening his personal information, customs agents discovered that he had been flagged for potentially carrying child sexual assault material," Buffalo police said.
According to CBP, Barajas-Barron was in possession of child porn. He was subsequently turned over to the Buffalo Police Department and charged with two counts of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child.
Following his arraignment, Barajas-Barron was given $7,500 bail.
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