Two Mexican nationals transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition were arrested in Colorado last month after being pulled over by police in a traffic stop.
According to a federal arrest affidavit, the two men were pulled over for failing to dim the headlights…
Two Mexican nationals transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition were arrested in Colorado last month after being pulled over by police in a traffic stop.
According to a federal arrest affidavit, the two men were pulled over for failing to dim the headlights on their vehicle as well as failing to use their signal to turn into a gas station.
41-year-old Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis and 24-year-old Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira were the two individuals arrested in Canon City on March 26th after officers discovered the two individuals were carrying around 150 boxes of .308 ammunition, as well as 30 boxes of 7.62 ammunition.
Each box of ammunition contained 1,000 rounds, totalling 180,000.
Both individuals were in the United States on nonimmigrant visas, which did not allow them to possess any weapons or ammunition for any reason, according to the affidavit.
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following the discovery, who interviewed the two individuals.
During the interview, Martinez Solis claimed that Amador Gavira is his brother-in-law and entered the United States a day prior to their arrest.
Martinez Solis went on to state that they traveled to Denver, purchased a van and drove to Salt Lake City where they purchased the ammunition and transported it across state lines to Colorado where they were ultimately detained.
“[Martinez Solis] further explained that he did not know the intent with the ammunition but that he believed it was destined for Pueblo, [Colorado],” according to the affidavit.
Both individuals were charged by federal prosecutors with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by Alien Admitted Under a Nonimmigrant Visa on Wednesday.
In a press release, federal prosecutors described the case as “a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”
Ben, nothing new here. The forces "up north" have been arming up for decades. The idea that the Latinos want to get out of the USA is not new news. La Raza and other Mexican powers want their territory back, it is in their charters.
Question is to all these separitist movements, who is going to stop them and how? Look at Seattle when a few nuts "seceded" from the USA and Washington State. Nothing was done. That is what is going to happen in the future, different folks are just going to "drift" away, balkanizing the Union. The Union that does not really exist. No, one side against another, civil war, a multi-partite slow division. The Feds will be powerless to stop it. I think that is the goal of the Soros type invasions, to create a divided country.
Speaking illegal aliens how about this heart warming story.
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/2-mexican-nationals-arrested-in-colorado-after-transporting-180k-rounds-of-ammunition-from-utah/
Two Mexican nationals transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition were arrested in Colorado last month after being pulled over by police in a traffic stop.
According to a federal arrest affidavit, the two men were pulled over for failing to dim the headlights on their vehicle as well as failing to use their signal to turn into a gas station.
41-year-old Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis and 24-year-old Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira were the two individuals arrested in Canon City on March 26th after officers discovered the two individuals were carrying around 150 boxes of .308 ammunition, as well as 30 boxes of 7.62 ammunition.
Each box of ammunition contained 1,000 rounds, totalling 180,000.
Both individuals were in the United States on nonimmigrant visas, which did not allow them to possess any weapons or ammunition for any reason, according to the affidavit.
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following the discovery, who interviewed the two individuals.
During the interview, Martinez Solis claimed that Amador Gavira is his brother-in-law and entered the United States a day prior to their arrest.
Martinez Solis went on to state that they traveled to Denver, purchased a van and drove to Salt Lake City where they purchased the ammunition and transported it across state lines to Colorado where they were ultimately detained.
“[Martinez Solis] further explained that he did not know the intent with the ammunition but that he believed it was destined for Pueblo, [Colorado],” according to the affidavit.
Both individuals were charged by federal prosecutors with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by Alien Admitted Under a Nonimmigrant Visa on Wednesday.
In a press release, federal prosecutors described the case as “a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”
Wonder which Cartel has decided to go to war?
The photos: the bulk ammo, appears steel cased, is fine print attributed to a seizure in Columbia on Sept. 4, 2008. Sizzle to sell the story.
The cases stacked in the van photo is more representative of what 180 cases of 1,000 rounds would look like, but less striking in appearance.
Yeah, those were rifle rounds.
Agree, the box size is minimally 5.56 cases, could be .30 but difficult without a better view. Too large for 9x19
Ahh yes! The infamous I-25 pipeline to Denver. Headed up that way at the end of the week. Pueblo, in particular, has always been very sketchy.
Were they actually shuttling all this ammo into Mexico or was it bound for someplace in the US?
If it was bound for some unknown place in the US then the uncivil war 2.0 is coming.
Ben, nothing new here. The forces "up north" have been arming up for decades. The idea that the Latinos want to get out of the USA is not new news. La Raza and other Mexican powers want their territory back, it is in their charters.
Question is to all these separitist movements, who is going to stop them and how? Look at Seattle when a few nuts "seceded" from the USA and Washington State. Nothing was done. That is what is going to happen in the future, different folks are just going to "drift" away, balkanizing the Union. The Union that does not really exist. No, one side against another, civil war, a multi-partite slow division. The Feds will be powerless to stop it. I think that is the goal of the Soros type invasions, to create a divided country.
Not sure. Could have been either. But either way, the cartels are indeed a force to be reckoned with and violence is booming these days.
My guess is it was headed for someplace in the US.