A Tucson man, Luis Eduardo Terminel Jr., was sentenced this month, to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Smuggle Goods from the United States.
Terminel also was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
According to the Department of Justice, Terminel and his co-conspirators concocted a scheme to smuggle firearms and firearm magazines from the United States into Mexico from November 2019 leading up to June 27, 2020. As part of the conspiracy, Terminel and his co-conspirators purchased and transported firearms and magazines in Arizona and elsewhere, made false statements to firearms dealers, and provided funds to others for the purchase of firearms and magazines.
The firearms and magazines that Terminel and his co-conspirators intended to bring across the border are prohibited from being exported from the United States into Mexico without a valid license. None of the conspirators had a valid license or any other lawful authority to export the items to Mexico.