MOST SEIZURES ALONG THE MEXICO-U-S BORDER INVOLVE DRUGS BEING SMUGGLED INTO THE UNITED STATES. BUT THAT WASN’T THE CASE LAST WEDNESDAY AT THE SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY. U-S CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FIELD OPERATION OFFICERS FOUND HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION AND 16 HIGH-CAPACITY SEMI-AUTOMATIC MAGAZINES IN A VEHICLE HEADING INTO MEXICO.
A CANINE TEAM ALERTED AGENTS TO THE PRESENCE OF THE AMMUNITION…14 BOXES TOTALLING 700 BULLETS…AND THE MAGAZINES, CONCEALED IN A BACKPACK, DUFFLE BAG AND A CASE OF SOFT DRINKS .
THE 33 YEAR OLD FEMALE DRIVER, A U-S CITIZEN, WAS TURNED OVER TO ICE SPECIAL AGENTS TO FACE CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO THE FAILED SMUGGLING ATTEMPT.
