EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A federal task force in southern Arizona seized more than 47,000 rounds of ammunition headed to Mexico in a recent four-week span.
Ninety percent of the bullets were 7.62 x 39mm shells used in AK-47-style rifles favored by the Mexican drug cartels. Such rifles and ammo are banned in Mexico; its possession is punishable by up to 10 years in prison south of the border.
Traffic stop leads to seizure of cash headed to Mexico
Members of the Nogales Contraband Enforcement Team typically focus on identifying and disrupting drug trafficking networks trying to move their product into the United States. But on Feb. 24 the team dedicated its resources to vehicles heading south to Mexico.
The result? The seizure of 18,000 cartidges spread inside a false compartment in the bed of a vehicle. Video released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows officers using a crow bar, hammers and pliers forcing the compartment open…