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New York Post
21-04-2025
- New York Post
Stunned cops allegedly find 180K rounds of ammo packed in minivan driven by two Mexican nationals
Two Mexican nationals pulled over in a routine traffic stop in Colorado were found with 180,000 illegal rounds of ammunition in the back of their van, according to federal prosecutors. Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira, 24, were pulled over late last month for failing to dim their headlights and using a turn signal in Canon City, 35 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado. Officers then found 180 boxes stacked in the back of the van — each labeled as having 1,000 rounds of ammo, mostly .308 but also 30 boxes of 7.62, the feds said. 3 Police in Colorado stopped two Mexican nationals with 180,000 rounds of ammunition in the back of a minivan. U.S. Attorney's Office The men, from Durango in Mexico, were in the US on nonimmigrant visas, according to an affidavit obtained by the Canon City Daily Record. After speaking to a translator, Solis, the driver, agreed to waive his rights and speak without an attorney to Homeland Security agents, the affidavit said. He said he and Gavira, his brother-in-law, first traveled from Mexico to Denver on March 25, before heading to Salt Lake City, Utah, in search of a van to buy, the documents said. Gavira then bought the ammo at a firearms store in Utah, Solis allegedly told the agent. Solis 'further explained that he did not know the intent with the ammunition but that he believed it was destined for Pueblo' in Colorado, claiming not to know exactly where or why, the affidavit states. Solis and Gavira were both charged with unlawful possession of ammunition by alien admitted under a nonimmigrant visa, the feds said. 3 The pair were charged with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by Alien Admitted Under a Nonimmigrant Visa. Fremont County Sheriffâs Office Both men were transported to a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility. Solis was hit with a further citation for operating an uninsured vehicle, transporting hazardous materials without a permit, improper use of auxiliary lighting, failure to dim his lights, operating a vehicle without license plate lamps and failing to use a turn signal. 3 The ammo was discovered after a routine traffic stop in Canon City. Riverwalker – Gavira was also cited for aiding in the violation of hazardous materials laws. Their case is part of Operation Take Back America — a nationwide scheme that brings together the full resources of the Department of Justice to end illegal immigration, destroy drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect the American people from violent criminals.
Fox News
20-04-2025
- Fox News
Mexican nationals arrested while transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition from Utah to Colorado
Two Mexican nationals in the U.S. on nonimmigrant visas were arrested during a traffic stop in Colorado last month while transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Wednesday. Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira, 24, both of Mexico, were pulled over in Canon City on March 26, the U.S. Attorney's Office – District of Colorado said in a news release. Two Fremont County detectives had spotted a white Chevrolet van passing them without dimming its headlights, in violation of state law, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Canon City Daily Record. The detectives said the van also failed to signal when turning into a gas station and had a defective license plate lamp. During the traffic stop, the detectives discovered approximately 150 boxes of .308 ammunition and approximately 30 boxes of 7.62 ammunition, officials said. Each box was labeled as containing 1,000 rounds. Martinez Solis agreed to speak with U.S. Department of Homeland Security special agents and waive his right to an attorney, according to the affidavit. Martinez Solis told authorities that he and Amador Garcia, whom he claimed was his brother-in-law, had traveled from Mexico to Denver a day earlier to purchase a vehicle before driving to Salt Lake City to look at another vehicle he was interested in buying. In Salt Lake City, the men stopped at a firearms and ammunition store, where Amador Garcia bought the ammunition, according to the affidavit. "[Martinez Solis] further explained that he did not know the intent with the ammunition but that he believed it was destined for Pueblo," the affidavit stated. Pueblo is a city in Colorado located about 113 miles south of Denver. Martinez Solis added that the intended destination was on Amador Garcia's phone, according to the affidavit. Authorities did not specify the destination. Martinez Solis and Amador Garcia were both charged with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by Alien Admitted Under a Nonimmigrant Visa. The Denver Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations and the Fremont County Sheriff's Office are investigating the case with help from the Denver Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Officials said the case is part of Operation Take Back America, a federal initiative designed "to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations."
