EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – From El Paso to Laredo, Texas, federal officials are ramping up efforts to curb firearms smuggling to Mexico.
Those efforts paid off last Thursday with the seizure of 300 high-caliber rifles and guns headed to Mexico from Dallas over the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge in Laredo.
Trailer full of guns and ammo bound for Mexico stopped at border
Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Anti-Terrorism and Contraband Enforcement Team watching traffic flow south spotted two approaching vehicles apparently traveling in tandem.
One was a Chevrolet Tahoe with Alabama license plates; the other a Chevrolet Silverado with Mexican tags. Both vehicles were hauling utility trailers, also with Mexican license plates.
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The CBP officers stopped the vehicles, approached the drivers and told them to proceed to a secondary inspection area before they exited the country…