US EditionCustoms Officers seize rocket launcher from arms smuggler
- A rocket launcher and two rocket-propelled grenades were seized by United States Customs and Border Protection in Nogales, Ariz., on Dec. 28.
- The weapons were likely intended to support drug cartels operating in Mexico, according to CBP.
- The confiscation occurs as President-elect Donald Trump plans major policy changes at the border.
- The Port of Nogales is a key hub for trade and migration in the Tucson sector of Arizona.
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Customs Officers seize rocket launcher from arms smuggler
By KVOA Staff Click here for updates on this story NOGALES, Arizona (KVOA) — Nogales Port of Entry U.S. Customs Officers made a stunning Surprise after discovering a suspect was trying to smuggle a rocket launcher to Mexico through its port of entry. CBP say it happened when officers discovered the weapon hidden inside the body of a car on December 28th last year. They go on to say they believe the rocket launcher was intended to be deliver…
A vehicle attempting to cross into Mexican territory through Arizona hid inside a rocket launcher and two rocket-propelled grenades
Rocket launcher found at Arizona-Mexico border
Authorities seized some unusual weapons at the Arizona-Mexico border last month. U.S. Customs and Border agents found a rocket launcher and two rocket-propelled grenades at the Nogales Port of Entry hidden inside a vehicle headed into Mexico on Dec. 28th.
Authorities confiscated some unusual weapons that were headed across the Arizona-Mexico border last month. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Nogales' port of entry confiscated a rocket-propelled rocket launcher and two grenades hidden inside a vehicle that [...]
He was found in a car heading to Mexico.
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