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Authorities seize 210 weapons hidden in Texas-bound semitrailers and arrest three in Nuevo León

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexican federal authorities seized 210 firearms and 93 magazines hidden in compartments inside two semitrailers arriving from Texas.
  • Agents arrested three people during the operation on the Nuevo Laredo-Monterrey highway in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León.
  • The Fiscalía General de la República has not identified the suspects or disclosed the shipment’s intended destination or ownership.

Authorities found 210 firearms hidden inside two semitrailers traveling from Texas on the Nuevo Laredo-Monterrey highway, leading to the arrest of three people in Nuevo León.

The operation took place in Sabinas Hidalgo after agents noticed irregularities in the semitrailers’ structure during a security inspection. A more extensive search uncovered compartments designed to conceal the shipment.

The seized weapons included 195 long guns, 15 handguns and 93 magazines. Authorities also confiscated the two vehicles and the semitrailers used to transport the arsenal.

The Fiscalía General de la República said officers from its Criminal Investigation Agency carried out the operation with personnel from the Defense Ministry, Navy, Security and Citizen Protection Ministry, and National Guard. The three detainees were placed at the disposal of the federal Public Prosecutor’s Office along with the weapons and vehicles.

The FGR has not released the suspects’ identities or nationalities. It also has not said where the weapons were headed or who owned them.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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