Crime & Safety
Homeland Security Arrests Man On Abington Felony Warrant
Wenceslao Boccelli Vargas was wanted in Abington for drug and liquor offenses, including giving minors alcohol, federal authorities said.
ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — A man wanted on charges in Abington has been arrested after being apprehended by federal agents at the Philadelphia International Airport.
Homeland Security Investigations agents and Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 30-year-old Wenceslao Boccelli Vargas, who was wanted on a warrant in Abington Township.
The Abington Township Police Department had issued a warrant on the Philadelphia man on a felony charge of manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, and misdemeanor charges of corruption of minors and selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors.
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HSI agents identified Vargas as an airport employee and coordinated with CBP officers to arrest him after a concern with his airport badge customs seal.
A customs seal, issued by CBP, grants vetted airport employees unescorted access to Customs Security Areas and federal inspection zones at international airports.
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HSI agents and an Abington police officer detailed to the Homeland Security Task Force took custody of Vargas.
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