Posted on 11/08/2024 10:54:11 AM PST by Red Badger
EL PASO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 11,100 rounds of 7.62 ammunition November 5, 2024. The ammunition was concealed in the quarter panels of a vehicle crossing the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) international crossing.
“The volume of this seizure is substantial,” said CBP El Paso Director of Field Operations Hector Mancha. “To put it in perspective CBP officers working at El Paso area ports seized 15,678 rounds of ammunition in all of fiscal year 2021, 7,224 rounds in fiscal year 2022 and 11,205 rounds in fiscal year 2023
The seizure occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. when a 2011 Honda Ridgeline being driven by a 32-year-old Mexican man arrived from Mexico. The CBP officer at the primary inspection booth selected the vehicle for a secondary exam after a Low Energy Portal scan revealed possible anomalies in the appearance of the vehicle.
A CBP currency and firearms detection canine searched the vehicle and alerted to the car. A secondary Z-portal x-ray scanned also confirmed anomalies in the quarter panels. CBP officers searched the vehicle and located multiple bags of loose 7.62 ammunition hidden within.
The driver was arrested for violation of 18 USC 545, smuggling goods into the U.S. He was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations and federal prosecution was secured.
Bridge of the Americas ammunition seizure.
It was the second large ammunition seizure at BOTA in recent months. CBP officers seized more than 93,000 rounds of ammunition in the southbound lanes of BOTA on August 17, 2024.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is America's frontline: the nation's largest law enforcement organization and the world's first unified border management agency. The 65,000+ men and women of CBP protect America on the ground, in the air, and on the seas. We facilitate safe, lawful travel and trade and ensure our country's economic prosperity. We enhance the nation's security through innovation, intelligence, collaboration, and trust.
Bet that ammo was manufactured in the USA and shipped south by the current regime.
11 full cases *IS* a lot.
Now match this report with the leak about Venezuelan fighters coming in.
Stay frosty.
7 out of ten freepers read the headline and thought; “pickers!”
....Pikers!...
Are we talking 7.62x51 (NATO), or 7.62x39 (bad guys)?
7.62 x ? 7.62 is 30 caliber. Could be anything.
Inbound ammo is a bit odd.
Is that a lot? </smirk>
Well, their first clue was the bed of the truck scraping the tires.............
The arms that would be shipped to illegal invaders would likely be SKS or AK47. So if the ammo is 7.62X39 it means the rifles are probably already here.
I don’t understand why anyone would be smuggling ammo FROM Mexico TO the US, when you could buy all the ammo you wanted here?
I’m sure the ammo could be sold to Mexican gangs for far more money.
What if it’s over loaded ammo?
Smuggle it in and get it mixed into real American ammo and sold to the Government, then when it’s fired it explodes the weapon and kills the soldier, LEO or whoever ..................
Yes! See post #2
It’s invasion ammo
headed to chicago for the weekend?
Avoiding taxes?
This makes no sense to me. Why smuggle ammo into the US? Easy enough to obtain locally so why risk something like this?
Hmmm...
Would have to be 5x that before it could be considered "substantial" in my family...
So that’s why my order is late? I knew it!
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