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06-28-2019, 06:42 PM #1
5,300 firearms, 30,000 rounds of ammo seized in Florida
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Authorities seize thousands of weapons and explosives in international weapons trafficking bust
By Louis Casiano | Fox News
Thousands of firearms and weapons seized in international weapons trafficking crackdown
Authorities have seized more than 5,300 firearms and explosives and arrested 25 suspects in connection with an international weapons trafficking ring. Officials in the United States and Argentina executed the crackdown after discovering weapons and weapon parts being shipped from Florida to South America.
Authorities in Florida and Argentina arrested more than two dozen suspects and seized 5,300 firearms and explosives in a crackdown on an elaborate global weapons trafficking ring, officials said Friday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) initiated "Operation Patagonia Express" after investigators discovered the shipping of weapons and weapon parts from South Florida to Brazil and Argentina. Once in South America, the components were assembled and sold to criminal groups, authorities said.
Anthony Salisbury, special agent in charge of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Miami, announces the results of an international weapons trafficking operation with U.S. law enforcement partners in Argentina and Brazil. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)
The seizure included the equivalent of 52 AR-15 assault rifles, 30,000 rounds of caliber ammunition for various weapons, 189 long arms, 156 handguns, five vehicles, a hand grenade, a motor round and $110,000 in cash. Twenty-five people were arrested.
"South Florida does seem to be a hub and now we have the largest Argentine firearms seizure in their history so South Florida does seem to be a hub for weapons trafficking into South America," Anthony Salisbury, special agent in charge of ICE'S Homeland Security Investigation in Miami, said in a news conference.
Authorities in Argentina said the weapons seizure is the largest in the country's history.
Authorities seized thousands of weapons during an investigation into an alleged weapons trafficking ring with roots in Florida. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement )
Among those taken into custody were former Broward County residents John James Peterson, 60, and Brunella Zuppone, 67, for allegedly exporting AR-15 components without a required license from the State Department, officials said in a news release.
Both are charged with conspiracy to violate and attempted violations of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
It was not clear how long the alleged trafficking ring had been operational.
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