Two US Mexican nationals on non-immigrant visas were arrested in transit of 180,000 rounds of ammunition during a traffic stop in Colorado last month, authorities said Wednesday.
Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Hambert Ivan Amador Gabila, 24, of Mexico, were pulled by the city of Canon on March 26th. The Colorado area said in a news release.
Two Fremont County detectives have found that in violation of state law, a white Chevrolet van would pass them without dimming their headlights. Canon City Daily Records. Detectives also said the van failed the signal when it became a gas station and had a defective license plate light.
During the traffic stop, detectives discovered around 150 boxes of .308 ammunition and about 30 boxes of 7.62 ammunition, officials said. Each box was labelled as containing 1,000 rounds.
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Mexicans were carrying around 150 boxes of .308 ammunition and about 30 boxes of 7.62 ammunition, officials said. Each box is said to contain 1,000 rounds of ammunition. (US Lawyers’ Office – Colorado)
According to the affidavit, Martinez Solis spoke with a special representative for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and agreed to waive his rights to his attorney.
Martinez Solis told authorities that he and Amador Garcia allegedly claimed he was a brother-in-law and that he would travel from Mexico to Denver a day ago to see another car that is interested in driving and buying in Salt Lake City.
In Salt Lake City, a man stopped by at a firearm and ammunition store where Amador Garcia bought ammunition, according to the affidavit.
“[Martinez Solis] He further explained that he had no idea about the ammunition intention but believed it was destined to Pueblo,” the affidavit said. Pueblo is a Colorado city located about 113 miles south of Denver.
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According to the affidavit, Martinez Solis added that the intended destination was on Amador Garcia’s phone. Authorities did not specify a destination.
Martinez Solis and Amador Garcia were charged with illegal possession of alien ammunition granted under a non-immigrant visa.
The Denverfield office of the Homeland Security Investigation and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incident with support from the Denverfield office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Authorities said the incident was part of Take Back America, a federal government initiative designed to “repel illegal immigration aggression and achieve complete elimination of cartels and cross-border criminal organizations.”
