U.S. Border Patrol Indio agents seize cache of weapons, ammunition
Release Date Wed, 07/17/2024
INDIO, Calif. – During a traffic stop, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector seized a cache of weapons, magazines, and ammunition hidden within a vehicle.
Late in the evening on July 1, Indio Station agents conducted a vehicle stop on Interstate 10 in Chiriaco Summit. After a Border Patrol K-9 team trained in detection alerted to the vehicle, a search revealed weapons and ammunition concealed in two duffle bags, one in the vehicle’s trunk and one in the vehicle’s backseat.
Weapons
During a traffic stop, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector seized a cache of weapons, magazines, and ammunition hidden within a vehicle.
Upon further inspection, it was determined the duffle bags contained 28 rifles, one handgun, 30 high-capacity magazines, and 2,210 rounds of ammunition of various calibers. Agents arrested the driver, an adult male United States citizen. The man, weapons, and vehicle were turned over to a local law enforcement task force.
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