Illegal Aliens Busted With 180,000 Rounds of Ammo

From Gateway Pundit: "Two Mexican Nationals Busted in Colorado With 180,000 Rounds of Ammunition." From the article:

    Two Mexican nationals were arrested in Colorado last month after authorities found them transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition during a traffic stop, federal officials have announced.

    Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira, 24, were pulled over on March 26th in Cañon City, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Colorado.

    Detectives from Fremont County stopped their white Chevrolet van after it failed to dim its headlights, didn’t signal a turn, and had a broken license plate light, according to an arrest affidavit. 

The pair were in the United States illegally.

    Martinez Solis ... explained that he and Amador Gavira, whom he identified as his brother-in-law, had traveled from Mexico to Denver the day before to look at a vehicle.

    They then drove to Salt Lake City, where they stopped at a gun shop, and Amador Gavira 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.

The article indicated that the ammo was a mixture of .308 and 7.62. I assume that it was 7.62x51 but the article didn't specify, so I supposed it could have been 7.62x39. 

Related (?): 

• "Police chief blasts ‘soft on crime’ Colorado laws after MS-13 gangbanger shot 3 cops while out on bail"--New York Post. The article reports that "[a]n admitted MS-13 gangbanger with a lengthy rap sheet is responsible for 'ambushing' and shooting three cops in Pueblo, Colorado Tuesday night, cops said." No wonder the Democrats are cozying up to MS-13. 
• "Mexican drug cartels are operating in Southern Colorado, DEA says"--Fox 21 News (Sept. 2024). 

    According to the DEA’s website, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the Jalisco Cartel also known as the CJNG Cartel, are operating global criminal enterprises and rely on a global supply chain to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S.

    “They operate in all the major cities and they are responsible for bringing drugs into our state,” said Pullen. “The men and women of the DEA are out investigating drug trafficking organizations across the state, including in Southern Colorado and right here in Colorado Springs, and we identify members of cartels regularly who are involved in importing drugs into the state and distributing drugs on our streets.”

    In May of this year, “Operation Cash Out” was launched across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana to target and stop the supply of money to cartels.

    “Cartels do not care about the 100,000 Americans who died last year, they only care about the money they make,” Pullen said. “They are making billions of dollars; these pills are incredibly cheap to make, two to three cents to make per pill within Mexico.”

    According to Pullen, the DEA is involved in looking at the entire network when it comes to drug trafficking organizations and a big piece of that is looking at the way cartels move their money.

    “The cartels are making a fortune,” he said. “In some places, we even see pills being sold, say on an Indian reservation for $50 or $60 per pill, so they are making an incredible profit.” 

• "Federal drug authorities tie Pueblo to drug cartels"--The Pueblo Chieftain (2009). The article notes, at least at that time, there wasn't the violence seen in Mexico between the cartels because the cartels in Colorado weren't fighting over territory.