Border officers intercept cache of guns and ammunition bound for Mexico

Thursday, August 29, 2019
By Paul Martin

by: Fernie Ortiz
YourCentralValley.com
Aug 29, 2019

LAREDO, Texas (Border Report) — Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a shipment of firearms and ammunition from entering Mexico on Tuesday in Laredo.

According to a CBP news release, the officers were conducting outbound inspections at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge when a southbound vehicle was chosen for an “intensive inspection.” In the 2007 Chevrolet Impala, border officers found five pistols, two rifles, firearm magazines and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.

“This type of incident highlights the dangers our CBP officers could face on any given day,” Laredo Port of Entry Director Albert Flores said in the release. “This firearms and ammunition seizure is a direct reflection of our continuing commitment in keeping our community safe.”

Border officers seized the vehicle, firearms, ammunition and assorted magazines. The case was then turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations.

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