Thread: Grenades, AK-47s among weapons seized at Hidalgo bridge

Grenades, AK-47s among weapons seized at Hidalgo bridge

By Lynn Brezosky
lbrezosky@express-news.net

Updated 11:01 a.m., Friday, April 1, 2011

BROWNSVILLE — Federal inspectors seized a weapons cache that included grenades, assault rifles, handguns and ammunition from a sport utility vehicle crossing the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge toward Mexico, Customs and Border Protection said Friday.

Hidalgo/Pharr CBP port director Hector Mancha said Wednesday's seizure was their first recorded instance of frontline officers seizing grenades.

The driver of the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, a 48-year-old man from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for

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CBP Seizes Weapons at Hidalgo International Bridge

(Thursday, March 31, 2011)

Hidalgo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents working outbound enforcement operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized grenades, assault type rifles, handguns, ammunition and high capacity magazines during an outbound enforcement operation Wednesday morning.

On Mar. 30, 2011, CBP officers and Border Patrol agents working outbound enforcement operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge came in contact with a 1999 Chevy Tahoe that was traveling south headed into Mexico. The driver was identified as a 48-year-old Mexican citizen from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

After a brief interview, officers referred the driver and Tahoe SUV to secondary for further inspection. In secondary, officers seized two grenades, four assault rifles, four handguns, 13 ammunition magazines and 213 live ammunition rounds that were discovered hidden within the Chevy Tahoe SUV.

CBP officers seized the vehicle and transferred the male driver to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for further investigation.â€

Congrats Border Patrol

your work is appreciated by most americans

Hand grenades? Where in the world do these people find hand grenades? I mean that's not something you can buy at the corner market. Reading things like this makes me wonder if they now have "helpers" inside OUR military, I've read where gang grafitti is turning up in Afghanistan at base camps.

Originally Posted by nomas

Hand grenades? Where in the world do these people find hand grenades? I mean that's not something you can buy at the corner market. Reading things like this makes me wonder if they now have "helpers" inside OUR military, I've read where gang grafitti is turning up in Afghanistan at base camps.

We recently had an article here about a Texas National Guard member being arrested for stealing military arms and selling them to cartel members in Mexico.

Originally Posted by nomas

Hand grenades? Where in the world do these people find hand grenades? I mean that's not something you can buy at the corner market. Reading things like this makes me wonder if they now have "helpers" inside OUR military, I've read where gang grafitti is turning up in Afghanistan at base camps.

Can't find the ALIPAC article but found this:

U.S. Texas national guardsmen arrested for weapons trafficking
According to the indictment that has been formalized in federal court in South Texas, Jose Francisco Padilla, an active member of the U.S. National Guard . . .

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... rafficking

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