A “Bold and Brazen Gun Trafficker”
By: Dannette Seward
When Sergio Garcia-Rico of Chula Vista, Calif., made his frequent trips across the border from California to Mexico,
Several firearms and packages of ammunition.
the 53-year-old quadriplegic man was carrying much more than a spare wheelchair in the back of his specially-equipped van.
But it wasn't until Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) contacted the ATF San Diego Field Office about an investigation HSI had undertaken into Garcia-Rico's cross-border activities that a special agent with the ATF got involved.
"Once HSI briefed us on their investigation, it was apparent Garcia-Rico had straw purchased several firearms from gun stores in southern California," the agent said. Court records show looking into those purchases bore investigative fruit.
https://www.atf.gov/news/%E2%80%9Cbold-and-brazen-gun-trafficker%E2%80%9D
