Firearms recovered at Agua Prieta border crossing

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DOUGLAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped an illegal exportation of firearms with the help of a specially trained dog about 11 p.m. Tuesday.

Officers were screening travelers in the southbound lane that directs traffic from the U.S. into Mexico. The officers selected a 2003 Chevy Silverado pickup for further inspection. The Silverado was being driven by a 22-year-old man identified as a Mexican national and resident of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.

With the assistance of a special trained firearms/currency sniffing dog, officers discovered that the man was attempting to smuggle three firearms out of the United States by wrapping them in a blanket and hiding them in between the front seat and the cab of the pickup he was driving. The weapons were identified as a Mossberg 12-gauge pump action, an M-4 Eagle Arms assault rifle, and a Ruger 9mm semiautomatic pistol.