Two males had been arrested after government discovered 30 handguns allegedly destined for Mexico hidden in a spare tire right through an inspection at the southern border in Texas, officers stated Friday.
The Texas Division of Public Protection (DPS) seized the guns this week on the Anzalduas Port of Access in Challenge, a the city at the Texas-Mexico border, the firm stated.
DPS particular brokers searched a 2015 Chevy pickup as a part of a multi-agency process pressure with US Customs and Border Coverage (CBP) and Native land Safety Investigations (HSI) round 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
“All over the inspection, particular brokers found out 30 handguns, together with a 5.7-caliber FN Herstal, 60 magazines and one pace loader hid within the automobile’s spare tire,” a DPS information liberate states.
Consistent with a DPS reputable, the 5.7-caliber FN Herstal is referred to as a “cop-killer” weapon for the reason that ammunition can pierce frame armor.
Investigators later found out one of the vital handguns used to be reported stolen out of Austin, government stated.
The firearms had been allegedly destined for Guanajuato in Mexico, the place gun possession is closely limited.
The driving force, Luis Torres Mujica, 30, a resident of Guanajuato, and his passenger, Jesse Joe Camacho, 28, of McAllen, Texas, had been arrested and charged with robbery of assets and firearm smuggling, a second-degree criminal.
