A second arrest has been made in an international murder investigation that has centered around the Splendora area.
Juan Jose Valero Cruz was taken into police custody in Splendora on June 7 without incident. He was transferred into federal custody on murder charges in Mexico. He was also in the United States illegally and will be deported for the third time.
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The news of Cruz’s arrest comes two weeks after another international murder suspect, Leo Acosta Sanchez, was also arrested in Splendora.
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