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Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than 11,000 rounds of ammunition at the El Paso port of entry.
“The seizure occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. as a 2011 Honda Ridgeline driven by a 32-year-old Mexican man arrived from Mexico,” according to a press release.
On November 5, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the El Paso Port of Entry seized 11,100 rounds of 7.62 ammunition. The ammunition was hidden in the quarter panel of a vehicle passing through the Bridge of America (BOTA) international intersection.
“This is a significant seizure,” said Hector Mancha, CBP El Paso field operations director. “To put it in perspective, CBP officers working at ports in the El Paso area seized 15,678 rounds of ammunition in all of 2021, 7,224 rounds in 2022, and 11,205 rounds in 2023. .
The attack occurred around 5:30 p.m. when a 2011 Honda Ridgeline driven by a 32-year-old Mexican man arrived from Mexico. CBP personnel in the primary inspection booth selected the vehicle for secondary inspection after a low-energy portal scan revealed possible abnormalities in the vehicle's appearance.
CBP currency and firearms detection dogs searched the vehicle and made a report. A secondary Z-portal X-ray scan also confirmed an abnormality in the quarter panel. CBP officers searched the vehicle and found multiple bags containing 7.62 ammunition hidden inside the vehicle.
The driver was arrested for violating 18 USC 545 of smuggling goods into the United States, turned over to Homeland Security Investigations, and federal charges were secured.
This is the second seizure of large amounts of ammunition at BOTA in recent months. CBP officers seized more than 93,000 rounds of ammunition in the southbound lanes of BOTA on August 17, 2024.
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