A suspected MS-13 gang member was arrested by Border Patrol agents on Wednesday after he was caught illegally entering the United States near the San Diego sector, Customs and Border Protection said.

A border agent was patrolling the mountains near Forest Gate Road at 12:45 a.m. when he encountered six men near the border wall, according to the CBP. One of them was a 28-year-old El Salvadoran national who is a documented MS-13 gang member.

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