Failed Ammo Smuggler Gets Three Year Prison Sentence

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An Idaho man, Adrian Guadalupe Valdez, was sentenced to 42 months in prison after admitting to smuggling ammunition from the United States into Mexico.

Valdez pleaded guilty to the Smuggling of Goods from the United States.

According to the Department of Justice, on April 1, 2022, the 45-year-old Valdez attempted to drive a vehicle from the United States into Mexico through the Nogales Port of Entry. At the Port, Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) stopped the vehicle for an outbound inspection. Valdez then ran from the vehicle in an attempt to flee into Mexico. Officers were able to stop and apprehend Valdez. During an inspection of the vehicle, officers found a total of 17,500 rounds of 7.62x39mm and .223 caliber ammunition in the trunk.

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