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Caribbean-Latin America
U.S. citizen caught at border with machine guns
2010-07-13
apparently coming back in. Note the F-150. Drink up!
A 20-year-old U.S. citizen was stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing in Andrade on Saturday with two machine guns strapped to the engine of his pickup.

Customs and Border Protection officers working at the crossing near Yuma, Ariz., noticed that the driver of the truck appeared nervous and stopped his vehicle for a closer inspection. When they popped the hood, they saw the guns, which were attached to the engine with plastic zip ties. They also found 680 rounds of ammunition hidden on top of the spare tire, which was underneath the truckÂ’s bed.

Also found was two boxes of machine gun ammunition links, used to fashion an automated belt for the machine gun ammunition.

The vehicle, weapons and ammunition were seized. The driver, a resident of El Mirage, Ariz., will face criminal charges and was turned over to Immigration and Customs EnforcementÂ’s Border Enforcement Security Task Force.

F-150, 680 rounds, "machine guns" (in this case they may be actually be auto and not just a reporter's wet dream)...what could go wrong?
Posted by:Frank G

#7  expect the following: "an automatic plasma rifle was discovered.... bought at a gun show..."
Posted by: Frank G   2010-07-13 22:10  

#6  You can tell by the front brake. Its appears to be an MG42. I've handled a couple. The 42 front brake is distinctly different lines/grooves compared to an MG3. An MG34 would have a round barrel shroud, so it's not that. I'm going with a 42.
Posted by: whatmanual   2010-07-13 21:41  

#5  good catch, B. I was at a loss to identify it
Posted by: Frank G   2010-07-13 21:12  

#4  Was this U. S. citizen by any chance named Steve Jones? Part of the AoS, no doubt.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2010-07-13 20:34  

#3  Appears to be a Rheinmetall MG3. Not something we want our law enforcement community to face I assure you.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-07-13 20:20  

#2  Not quite a Steve Jackson Limited Edition F-150.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-07-13 20:06  

#1  pic at the link of the lashed-down guns.
Posted by: Frank G   2010-07-13 19:58  

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