Border Patrol Agents Discover Couches Filled With Assault Weapons On Texas Border

Federal agents discovered the shipment during a search in the exit lanes of the United States in the international port that connects Del Río (Texas ) with Ciudad Acuña (Mexico).

Officials found eight semiautomatic weapons, eight magazines and two telescopic sights , indi Co a statement.

“This interception is just one example of the work they do to protect our communities on both sides of the border,” said the director of the port of entry. of Del Río, Liliana Flores.

The seizure occurred when the officers assigned to exit operations selected a truck that was traveling to Mexico and sent it for inspection.

The vehicle and trailer were referred for a non-intrusive imaging examination and after physical inspection of the vehicle and trailer the weapons and chargers were discovered inside the futon couches.

The weapons, chargers and riflescopes were seized and the case was turned over to special agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for further investigation.

Most of the illegal weapons that arrive in Mexico come from the United States, the largest manufacturer and the largest market in the world which, in addition, has a very lax regulations when buying and holding.

Through the more than 3, 000 miles from the US border arrives the 80 percent of weapons of Mexico, according to data from the Government of that country, which handles data from a study by the Ministry of Defense that ensures that between 2.5 and 3 million weapons have entered its territory in the last 10 years.

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