Federal Agents Stop High-Powered Arsenal Before it Reaches Mexico

Reported by: Lisa Cortez
Last Update: 10:13 am

OLMITO - A group of suspected arms smugglers were looking to pay big money for an arsenal packed with assault rifles and grenades. What they got was arrested in an undercover sting.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents set up in and around the La Quinta Inn off the Expressway.

But most of the action actually happened at the Camperos Restaurant behind the hotel.

A restaurant employee who would not talk on camera said two suspects sat in the restaurant for several hours on Thursday.

She had no idea federal agents were also in there.

After four hours, the undercover agents grabbed the two men and arrested them on the spot.

Police arrested Guillermo de la Garza, Roberto Carlos Mata-Ocanas and Reynaldo Arriaga.

Agents said the men had worked out a deal to pay $86,500 for several AK-47s, AR-15s, grenade launchers, M4s and grenades.
De la Garza admitted the weapons were headed to the Gulf Cartel.

He will be extradited to Alabama, where the investigation started.

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