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A deported Mexican national and convicted murderer was arrested in Texas.

Gregorio Denova-Cantu, a known gang member, was arrested during a traffic stop in Laredo.

Cantu, who was turned over to ICE, now faces a federal charge for illegal reentry.

LAREDO, Texas - A Mexican national who was deported after serving prison time for murder has been arrested again in Texas .

Gregorio Denova-Cantu arrested

What we know:

Gregorio Denova-Cantu, 51, was arrested in Laredo after a Sept. 25 traffic stop found that he was an undocumented immigrant, Texas DPS said in a Thursday release.

Further investigation found that Cantu was a felon who had been deported from Texas to Mexico and had reentered the U.S. illegally.

Cantu had been sent to Mexico after being released from an 18-ye

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