Federal authorities, with the support of the Banks County deputies, recently apprehended a man wanted in connection with a mass murder in Mexico, the Banks County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday, May 12.
According to a social media announcement from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Atlanta, Juan Carbajal-Montes was taken into custody in Banks County.
The arrest was a coordinated effort involving agents from ATF Atlanta, the U.S. Marshals Service, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, with assistance from local deputies.
Officials say Carbajal-Montes was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice issued by the Mexican government.
Now Habersham has reached out to federal authorities for more information. ATF spokesperson Nathan Banks said ICE was the lead agency involved in the arrest.
