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| Mexican nationals arrested while transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition from Utah to Colorado - more data | |
| 2025-04-20 | |
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." | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 driving to Salt Lake City to look at another vehicle Wonder what was going to go in the 2nd one. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-04-20 23:30 |
| #8 Beautifully laid out, Gloluns Turkeyneck4904. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-04-20 23:25 |
| #7 Fun with math. At 60 cents a round that’s over $100,000 of ammo. Unlikely they paid by credit card. And taking a check for that amount from 2 strangers? No gun store I know of would do that. So cash - and wouldn’t you wonder about a cash deal like that? Further, I’ve been to some big gun shops - who keeps.that much 308 ammo on hand (money tied up in inventory). Many online ammo dealers list what they have in stock and that amount exceeds the standard by far. Finally - weight. You are talking 2 1/2 tons of ammo here. The boxes were bulk loaded into the truck, not on a skid with a forklift. Somebody busted a sweat to make this happen. Frankly this is completely off the charts for “just another day at the shop.” |
| Posted by: Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2025-04-20 21:33 |
| #6 In Salt Lake City, the men stopped at a firearms and ammunition store, where Amador Garcia bought the ammunition, according to the affidavit. Mormons |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-04-20 15:15 |
| #5 It would also be quite interesting to know who sold them all that ammo. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-04-20 15:05 |
| #4 - Headlights - License plate bulb - No blinker These guys had been on somebody's radar for a while. Wonder why LE didn't wait for the delivery and pickup the whole crew. Poss someone they didn't want to compromise. Prob won't know the whole story for 75 years. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-04-20 12:15 |
| #3 How many other characters like these two are better drivers and don't get caught? |
| Posted by: Guillibaldo Sproing8656 2025-04-20 12:07 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-04-20 11:19 |
| #1 Fremont County, CO. Location of ADX Florence Supermax prison. Home of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-04-20 11:18 |