2 Men Wanted For Sex Offenses Stopped By Customs At Dulles Airport

DULLES, VA — Two men wanted for felony sex offenses were stopped from leaving the country Friday by customs officers at Washington Dulles International Airport, according to a release.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 42-year-old Kadian Andre Mitchell of Alexandria as he tried to board a flight to Panama. He is wanted on felony second-degree rape charges in Prince George's County, Maryland, according to the CBP.

Later that same day, 31-year-old Alexander Mercado Amaya of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was stopped before he could board a flight headed for El Salvador. In addition to being illegally present in the U.S., Mercado Amaya was also wanted in Montgomery County, Maryland on felony second-degree sex offense and fourth-degree sex offense charges, according to the CBP.

After confirming the identities of both Mitchell and Mercado Amaya and that the warrants were still active, CBP turned them over to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police.

“Customs and Border Protection is pleased that our unique border security mission helps our law enforcement partners to pursue justice for victims by capturing wanted fugitives, especially subjects wanted on serious sex offenses,” said Kim Der-Yeghiayan, acting area port director for CBP’s area port of Washington, D.C., in a release.