An illegal immigrant from Mexico with outstanding warrants for assault and domestic violence-related charges was arrested Wednesday by Valley authorities in Mesa after an investigation into a fraudulent manufacturing operation.
Francisco Javier Espinoza-Hernandez, 31, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated identity theft and possession of a forgery device at his residence, 52 S. Beverly, in Mesa, according to the Arizona Fraudulent Identification Task Force.
During the arrest, officers seized a computer, a cardmaker, a computer scanner, business card stock paper and numerous false identifications and several documents, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The Task Force consists of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including DPS and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
