A 23-year-old woman was arrested at the Douglas port of entry Wednesday in an attempt to cross ammunition used in AK-47 assault rifles into Mexico, authorities said.
Ambar Esthela Morales, of Tucson, was taken into custody after an outbound inspection of her Ford SUV led to the discovery of more than 7,800 rounds of ammunition, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release.
The rounds were hidden within the rear quarter panels of the vehicle, and in a bag of dog food.
In another incident at the Nogales port of entry Saturday, federal officers arrested Xavier Armando Bautista-Borboa, 38, of Nogales, Sonora after more than 2,700 pounds of marijuana were found among a load of bell peppers.
The marijuana was worth about $1.3 million and was found in the shipment in a tractor-trailer he was driving through the Mariposa port of entry commercial facility, stated the release.
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