10,000 Rounds Of Ammo Seized At Border

10,000 Rounds Of Ammo Seized At Border

U.S. Citizen Had 500 Boxes Of Ammunition Hidden In Van

POSTED: Monday, September 19, 2011
UPDATED: 4:05 pm CDT September 19, 2011

EAGLE PASS, Texas -- A total of 10,000 rounds of ammunition were found hidden inside a car trying to cross the border into Mexico at Eagle Pass International Bridge on Sunday, authorities said.

Customs officials stopped the driver of a 1995 Ford Winstar van, in which they found 500 boxes hidden in and around the car. The driver was a 26-year-old American citizen.

"This is the largest single seizure of ammunition by CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry thus far in Fiscal Year 2011," Eagle Pass Port Director Cynthia O. Rodriguez said in a statement.

Eagle Pass officers turned the van and its driver over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations agents for further investigation.

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C.B.P. News Release

Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize 10,000 Rounds of Ammunition

(Monday, September 19, 2011)

Eagle Pass, TX - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass port of entry seized a cache of 10,000 rounds of ammunition during an outbound examination.

The seizure occurred on September 18, during an outbound examination at the Eagle Pass International Bridge. A CBP officer referred a 1995 Ford Windstar, driven by a 26-year-old male U.S. citizen from Eagle Pass, for a secondary examination. During an intensive examination of the vehicle, CBP officers discovered boxes of ammunition hidden within the vehicle. CBP officers seized 500 boxes containing a total of 10,000 rounds of 7.62x 39mm caliber ammunition and the vehicle.

CBP officers turned the driver over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.

“This is the largest single seizure of ammunition by CBP officers at Eagle Pass port of entry thus far in Fiscal Year 2011,â€