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Douglas CBP Officers Seize Assault Rifle

Release Date
Tue, 01/13/2015
CBP officers assigned to the Port of Douglas located an assault rifle when they searched a smuggler attempting to go south into Mexico

CBP officers assigned to the Port of Douglas located an assault rifle when they searched a smuggler attempting to go south into Mexico.

DOUGLAS, Ariz. — A local man was arrested Jan. 10 after Customs and Border Protection officers conducting routine outbound inspections at the Port discovered an M-4 assault rifle strapped to the 21-year-old’s right side.

Officers seized the weapon and turned the subject over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021