Agents seize 8,700 rounds of ammunition headed for Mexico

Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star
February 14, 2011 4:56 pm

Federal agents seized 8,700 rounds of rifle ammunition that was headed for Mexico, officials said Monday.

On Feb. 11, Customs and Border Protection officers working with AFT agents stopped a 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the Douglas border crossing.

Officers found 580 boxes— 8,700 rounds — of 7.62 mm ammunition hidden inside the vehicle. The type of bullet is commonly used in military style rifles.

The 19-year-old male driver from Tucson and an 18-year-old female passenger were arrested and turned over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for prosecution.

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