May 22, 2014 at 10:57 am
Customs seizes .50-caliber machine gun at Detroit border


  • Associated Press


Detroit — Federal authorities conducting a cargo inspection in Detroit say they found a .50-caliber machine gun being taken to the U.S. from Canada.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations announced Thursday the gun was seized May 13 during an inspection at the Fort Street Cargo Facility.

Officials say a commercial cargo van arrived with only a copy of an electronic manifest saying it held gun parts and no invoice to describe the cargo. Officers seized the assembled gun, saying the shipment wasn’t done in compliance with federal rules.

Authorities say the importer is being fined and the gun was returned to Canada.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz32SlH7nAR