Thread: CBP Officers Seize 11,800 Rounds of Ammunition at AZ. border

C.B.P. News Release

CBP Officers Seize 11,800 Rounds of Ammunition at Arizona Border

(Saturday, October 02, 2010)

Douglas, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers yesterday stopped the illegal exportation of 11,800 rounds of 30 caliber ammunition and 43 high capacity magazines designed for assault rifles.

On Oct. 1, at approximately 11 a.m., CBP officers were screening travelers in the outbound lane that directs traffic from the U.S. into Mexico. The CBP officers became suspicious of a 1999 Ford Windstar occupied by two men. The driver was a 19-year-old man identified as a U.S. citizen and resident of Douglas, Arizona and the passenger was a 19-year-old man identified as a Mexican national and resident of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.

The CBP officers searched the vehicle discovered that the two men were attempting to smuggle 11,800 rounds of 30 caliber ammunition and 43 high capacity magazines designed for assault rifles, in the quarter panels, seats, doors and heater core.

CBP officers seized the ammunition and magazines. The two men were turned over to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation and prosecution.

A criminal complaint is simply the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

While anti-terrorism is the primary mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the inspection process at the ports of entry associated with this mission results in impressive numbers of enforcement actions in all categories.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Contacts For This News Release
M. Carl Robinson
CBP Public Affairs
Phone: (520) 364-8486

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its nice to know southbound inspections are taking place to stop money and ammunition from going south