Drunken driving suspect had been deported 3 times

Then, in 2005, US Customs and Border Protection discovered Torres in Arizona and deported him two days later. Border agents found him again in 2006 in California and deported him the same day.

But on Saturday morning, Boxborough police said, Torres was again in Massachusetts, allegedly driving with an open beer bottle on his passenger seat. A police officer stopped his 1988 Chevrolet pickup truck, which had an expired inspection sticker, and smelled a strong odor of alcohol. Police said Torres took a breath test that showed his blood alcohol level was 0.09 percent, above the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

Torres had multiple drunken driving convictions, two in Massachusetts and three in California, according to Cara O’Brien, spokeswoman for the Middlesex district attorney’s office, which is prosecuting his case.

Spokesman Ross Feinstein said ICE has placed a detainer on Torres to prevent him from being released. The agency has referred his case to the US attorney’s office, which could prosecute him for illegally reentering the country after having been deported.

Torres will be referred for deportation once his criminal charges are completed, Feinstein said.

Maria Sacchetti can be reached at msacchetti@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @mariasacchetti.