Brownsville Man Pleads Guilty to Weapons Smuggling

Last Update: 1:07 pm

SAN ANTONIO - A Brownsville man pleads guilty to smuggling "cop killer" guns to Mexico in a San Antonio federal courtroom.

Court records show Javier Almanza confessed he sold 30 assault rifles from December 2006 to March 2007. Experts say the weapons are used by the cartels to kill cops in Mexico.

Almanza faces five years in federal prison. He'll be sentenced in May.

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