Illegal immigrant in Texas who purchased thousands of rounds for Mexican drug cartel gets 5 years in prison

An amerciable migrant surviving successful a Texas borderline metropolis was hired to acquisition thousands of rounds of ammunition for the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) successful Mexico, the Justice Department said Tuesday. 

Charbel Garza Macias pleaded blameworthy connected Oct. 8, 2024, to illegally possessing ammunition aft helium was recovered with 4,8000 rounds during a postulation stop. 

He was sentenced successful national tribunal to much than 5 years successful prison. He is expected to beryllium deported upon serving his time, authorities said. 

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Homeland Security Investigations, on with the Laredo Police Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, investigated the case. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

"This defendant’s extremity was to get this ammunition to Mexico and, if helium had succeeded, would person contributed to the cartels’ ongoing campaign of brutality," said U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. "Those who enactment to arm, supply, money oregon different assistance these organizations instrumentality notice; you are going to beryllium recovered and prosecuted."

On July 16, 2024, Homeland Security Investigations, on with the Laredo Police Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, acceptable up surveillance successful a Laredo parking lot, which sits crossed from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. 

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The Laredo Port of Entry astatine the World Trade Bridge betwixt South Texas and Mexico. An amerciable migrant successful Laredo was sentenced to much than 5 years successful situation for purchasing ammunition for a Mexican cause cartel, the Justice Department said. (Google Earth)

Macias attempted to elude instrumentality enforcement arsenic they followed him aft departing the parking lot, national prosecutors said. 

During a postulation stop, authorities recovered 4,800 rounds of .223/5.56 caliber ammunition successful the vehicle. At the time, Macias admitted that helium was hired by the CDN to bargain 20,000 rounds to beryllium smuggled into Mexico. 

Authorities noted that helium didn't person a licence to export ammunition oregon firearms and knew it was amerciable to smuggle ammunition into Mexico.

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In speech for smuggling the ammunition, Macias expected to beryllium paid $600 per transaction, the Laredo Morning Times reported, citing a national affidavit.