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Mexican National Charged with Smuggling 11K Rounds of Ammunition Into Texas
Breitbart.com ^ | 12 Nov 2024 | Bob Price

Posted on 11/12/2024 10:14:15 AM PST by rdl6989

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized approximately 11,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition being smuggled into the United States from Mexico.

CBP officers assigned to the El Paso port of entry on November 5 encountered a 2011 Honda Ridgeline arriving from Mexico. The officer directed the driver, a Mexican national, to a secondary inspection station after a “Low Energy Portal Scan” revealed possible anomalies.

A K-9 search and a secondary Z-portal x-ray scan confirmed the anomalies. Officers began a physical search of the vehicle and discovered multiple plastic bags packed with loose 7.62 ammunition, according to a statement from CBP officials.

In total, the officers recovered 11,100 rounds of ammunition.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: China; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; ammo; ccp; china; elpaso; gangs; mexico; smuggling; texas; trendearagua; ustexas; venezuela
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There's nothing to see here folks.
1 posted on 11/12/2024 10:14:15 AM PST by rdl6989
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Just another cartel operative doing what he does best.


2 posted on 11/12/2024 10:15:30 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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I thought this kind of smuggling would have been going the other way.


3 posted on 11/12/2024 10:16:20 AM PST by algore
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11,000 rounds?

Pshaw!

4 posted on 11/12/2024 10:16:28 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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They’re not bringing in the ammo for sale to Second Amendment American Patriots ...


5 posted on 11/12/2024 10:19:58 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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No telling what was going on here. But the worst case would be the supply of ammunition for some kind of attack planned on the US.


6 posted on 11/12/2024 10:20:14 AM PST by Revel
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What an idiot. Smuggling sand to the beach? In an afternoon somebody could walk into five gun stores, pick up two cases of 762X39, pay with cash. Nobody would even notice or care. I guess we’re not up against the joker and the Riddler here.


7 posted on 11/12/2024 10:20:53 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)
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Like sending coals to Newcastle....


8 posted on 11/12/2024 10:21:39 AM PST by Bob Wills is still the king (Just a Texas Playboy at heart!)
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Awww the good old days! When these things happened and all we could do is hope for the best and protect our families with a stick. Those days are about to end


9 posted on 11/12/2024 10:24:47 AM PST by albie (U)
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I remember buying steel- cased 7.62 and .223 1000 round boxes for $100. Don’t know what they go for now.


10 posted on 11/12/2024 10:25:12 AM PST by Fido969
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America needs to sue Mexico for this crap. If they can sue American gun manufacturers, we sure as hell can sue them for bringing in ammunition.


11 posted on 11/12/2024 10:32:02 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (We're taking our country back! You RATS can keep your "Democrazy" and take it when you go.)
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Not very smart. He could have just bought it at the local stores. Smuggling it means jail time.


12 posted on 11/12/2024 10:35:42 AM PST by Brilliant
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Kinda feel sorry for him - he clearly misunderstood the whole ‘Flow of Goods’ concept from Eon 101 and was caught bringing coals to Newcastle.


13 posted on 11/12/2024 10:36:24 AM PST by AzSteven ("War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." Jean Dutourd )
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In Texas, that would barely cover a weekend camping trip.


14 posted on 11/12/2024 10:38:48 AM PST by Spok (To answer your question, Elon Musk is John Galt. )
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Preparing for a war in the USA?


15 posted on 11/12/2024 10:42:10 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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Is it 7.62x39 (AK-47/SKS) or 7.62x51 (NATO/.308)?

11,000 rounds is just 22 500-round bricks of .22LR.


16 posted on 11/12/2024 10:45:37 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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7.62 X what? I presume 39, but there are those little goodies that fit into M14’s and M60’s.

I buy bulk ammo, some of it in 1,000 round cases. The point being, why would anyone want to risk sneaking this stuff across the border when it can be legally purchased with no questions asked?

For example 1,000 rounds of 7.62 x 39 can be had for $580 plus shipping. This is Wolf brand at Lucky Gunner. That’s cheap compared to jail time.


17 posted on 11/12/2024 10:47:47 AM PST by redfreedom (May God save us from what the Democrats do in the name of good.)
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18 posted on 11/12/2024 10:54:17 AM PST by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: algore
I thought this kind of smuggling would have been going the other way.

Thanks to all our open borders monkeys, the USA is the cartel wetback's new frontier. They plan to murder the opposition in Humboldt County and hang the headless bodies from the overpass. Straight out of Sicario. Right in America. What jorge busho and company want.

19 posted on 11/12/2024 11:02:55 AM PST by LouAvul
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How many ammo cannisters - or how many bags for 11,000 rounds?


20 posted on 11/12/2024 11:03:10 AM PST by citizen (Political incrementalism is like compound interest for liberals - every little bit adds up.)
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