169 guns in Amarillo gun-trafficking case prosecutors say were tied to Sinaloa Cartel

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Federal prosecutors identified 169 firearms they are seeking to forfeit in an Amarillo gun-trafficking case they allege was intended to supply the Sinaloa Cartel.

The detailed list, filed Monday in U.S. District Court, includes handguns, revolvers and rifles — including several military-style and older surplus firearms — as well as ammunition, magazines and accessories.

A federal grand jury in June indicted Loyd Walter Hall, Jesus Quezada Meza, Omar Velasquez and Catlynn Ann Townsend on charges including conspiracy to traffic firearms and conspiracy to make straw purchases of firearms…

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