Illegals moving ammunition through Colorado and Wyoming

[funkymonkey1111]

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...into-colorado/

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/04...ounds-of-ammo/


Have you guys seen this? 180,000 rounds of .308 intercepted in Canon City, and another 18,000 in Rawlins, WY--and that's just what they've caught. I'm all for buying anything and everything you want, but two Mexican dudes buying 180,000 rounds of ammo at a time might raise an eyebrow....

[kidicarus13]

Failure to dim headlights. No kidding.

I call it rollin' heavy.

[Fromk]

There's certainly a lot to unpack here. What gets me thinking is if two shipments were caught because of dumb luck how many got to their destination?

Or was "failure to dim headlights" the reason they were pulled over on the paperwork for probable cause?

[APEXgunparts]

I have been following this story on another forum.
Looks like they were charged with a crime.

The two men in the van were from Mexico, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court earlier this month.
They had valid B-2 tourist visas and were charged under a rarely used statute: “Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by Alien Admitted Under a Nonimmigrant Visa.”

Richard

[TEAMRICO]

WHO sold it to them???

That’s the question.

[Hummer]

WHO sold it to them???

That’s the question.

For me, the question is who were they transporting it for? The Iranians, the Chicoms, the Ruskies, or the Mexican mob?

[BladesNBarrels]

For me, the question is who were they transporting it for? The Iranians, the Chicoms, the Ruskies, or the Mexican mob?

In interviews with investigators, the men said that they entered the U.S. last month and purchased the ammunition at an unidentified gun store in Salt Lake City.
They told investigators that the bullets were destined for Pueblo, Colorado.

The U.S. Attorney?s office in Colorado said in a press release that the case is now part of Operation Take Back America, which aims ?to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.?

[BushMasterBoy]

"Destined for Pueblo". I know what it was going to be used for. Nice police work!

[FoxtArt]

I too, really strongly they were pulled over for bright headlights. That specifically is an arbitrary allegation that is very difficult to disprove if someone has a dashcamera. It's also quite petty, not something most officers would pull someone over for.

It's an ideal reason to pull over what one simply feels is a "suspicious vehicle/person" whether tipped in advance, or not.

[crays]

I too, really strongly they were pulled over for bright headlights. That specifically is an arbitrary allegation that is very difficult to disprove if someone has a dashcamera. It's also quite petty, not something most officers would pull someone over for.

It's an ideal reason to pull over what one simply feels is a "suspicious vehicle/person" whether tipped in advance, or not.

While I agree that failure to dim brights is "one of about 1000 random reasons" to be pulled over, it does happen in real life.

More likely to actually happen, than just be listed as the reason on the report, if the attending officer(s) flashed their brights multiple tmes as they appproached each other with no response from the civilian. Sometimes, the officer's attitude/mood plays a huge factor.

I wasn't there, so I don't know what actually happened in this situation, but real world experience of an immediate family member confirms the above scenario. Officer involved in that one had absolutey zero chill (female deputy with a huge attitude) .


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