Reward for border agent killer expanded

CAMPO, Calif., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A manhunt for the killers of a U.S. border patrol agent in Campo, Calif., has been beefed up with more reward money, border patrol officials said.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection's $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer of Agent Robert Rosas July 23 is in addition to the FBI reward offer of $110,000, The Orange County Register reported Tuesday.

Rosas was shot several times and killed as he was tracking a several people in the region of Shockey Truck Trail, a desolate area known for its drug and human smuggling. Border patrol agents found Rosas' body near his vehicle.

Mexican officials said they are holding five suspects in connection with the incident.