Arizona border agents seize ammunition bound for Mexico


Ammunition seized

Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:26 am | Updated: 9:48 am, Wed Mar 23, 2016.
Staff Reports

NOGALES, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 5,500 rounds of assorted ammunition Tuesday at the Port of Nogales, authorities said.

Officers performing routine outbound inspections referred an 18-year-old Mexican male for a secondary inspection of his GMC SUV before proceeding into Mexico. During the search, officers found 5,560 rounds of assorted ammunition hidden throughout the vehicle.

Officers turned the vehicle, ammunition and subject over to U.S Homeland Security Investigations.

Nogales Port Director Guadalupe Ramirez praised his officers for the interception.

“This interception is a direct result of the hard work and continued vigilance of our CBP officers,” he said in a statement. “Keeping ammunition out of the hands of drug traffickers disrupts their operations and reduces violence along the border.”

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