A 52-year-old Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison for attempting to smuggle firearm parts kits, components, receivers and magazines to Mexico.
Alejandro Cavazos, 52, plead guilty on February 3, 2017. Today, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane sentenced Cavazos to 48 months in federal prison.
Not a U.S. citizen, Cavazos is expected to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison.
The investigation began in May 2016 when authorities identified Cavazos as having purchased more than $100,000 worth of firearms parts and accessories from Internet-based dealers.
The purchases included AR-15 parts kits and unfinished AR-15 lower receivers.
Authorities revealed that Cavazos would coordinate the delivery of the firearm parts to a local reshipment company where Cavazos would then retrieve the merchandise and smuggle it into Mexico.
Federal agents observed Cavazos retrieve 13 parcels from a local reshipment company and place the items in his vehicle in October 2016.
The parcels, destined for Mexico, were subsequently seized and found to contain 100 AR-type charging handles, 30 AR-15 lower receivers, 25 AR-15 7.62 x 39 mm magazines, 18 AR-15 assembly kits and 200 detachable AR-15 carry handles.
Cavazos will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rolando Cantu prosecuted the case, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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