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Border Patrol Seizes 11,000 Round of Ammo Being Smuggled into the U.S.

Seamus OthotBy Seamus OthotNovember 22, 2024Updated:November 22, 202410 Comments2 Mins Read1K Views
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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) seized 11,100 rounds of ammunition earlier this month when they examined a vehicle attempting to enter the U.S. through a customs checkpoint between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico.

[RELATED: Maine Marine Resources Patrol Mistakenly Orders $8,000 Worth of Ammunition, Decides to Keep it…]

CBP agents flagged a 2011 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck for further inspection as the driver tried to pass through the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) border checkpoint after a low-energy portal scan detected anomalies.

A low-energy portal creates a digital image of any car that drives through it and allows CBP agents to flag any anomalies for further inspection.

Agents inspected the vehicle driven by a 32-year-old unnamed Mexican national and discovered bags of 11,100 rounds of 7.62 caliber ammunition hidden in the quarter panels of the truck.

They arrested the driver for smuggling and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with a federal prosecution secured.

To illustrate the significance of the amount of ammunition seized, CBP pointed out that in all of 2021, CBP seized only 15,678 rounds of ammo, 7,224 in 2022, and 11,205 in 2023.

They pointed out that despite the significant size of the seizure, it is only the second-largest ammunition seizure in recent months.

In August, CBP agents at the same border crossing stopped a commercial bus crossing from the U.S. to Mexico with 92,900 rounds of ammunition, more than the amount of ammo seized at the border in the previous three years combined.

The ammunition included 33,000 rounds of 7.62 ammo and 59,900 rounds of .223 ammo.

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Seamus Othot

Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He grew up in New Hampshire, and graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected] or ‪(401) 216-9160‬.

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Hanover Fiste
1 year ago

7.62 ammo,,, hmmmm wonder what you would need all that for? Could that joe has already imported an army of insurrectionists and is now setting up a supply line? There needs to be accountably at the highest level.

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Ammo for the Fifty Thousand Chinese men who have come across the southern border over the past four years .

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The 100,000’s military aged men who entered from the Middle East are going to need ammo. God knows what has entered our nation. I sure surface to air and all sorts of military toys are here already.

A BIG thank you to all the democrats who voted for the leaders who allowed this unchecked foreign invasion. Let’s not forget that when the shit hits the fan, It’s on each of you. Besides your state and country you also sold out your own children.

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What happened to them smuggling fentanyl? Are the democrats getting ready for a civil war?

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