From Fox News: Two Mexican nationals in the U.S. on nonimmigrant visas were arrested during a traffic stop in Colorado last month while transporting 180,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Wednesday.
Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira, 24, both of Mexico, were pulled over in Canon City on March 26, the U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Colorado said in a news release.
Two Fremont County detectives had spotted a white Chevrolet van passing them without dimming its headlights, in violation of state law, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Canon City Daily Record. The detectives said the van also failed to signal when turning into a gas station and had a defective license plate lamp.
During the traffic stop, the detectives discovered approximately 150 boxes of .308 ammunition and approximately 30 boxes of 7.62 ammunition, officials said. Each box was labeled as containing 1,000 rounds.
According to the report, Martinez Solis tried to blame the ammunition on Amador Garcia, whom he claimed was his brother-in-law.
Martinez Solis said they both traveled from Mexico to Denver the previous day to purchased a vehicle, then drove to Salt Lake City to check out another vehicle he was interesting in buying. He said they stopped at a firearms and ammunition store in Salt Lake City, where Amador Garcia purchased the ammo.
Martinez Solis claimed he didn’t know why his brother-in-law purchased the ammunition, but said he believed it was destined for Pueblo, Colorado.
The ATF Denver office posted a photo showing the vehicle loaded with boxes of ammunition.
“Mexican nationals Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis & Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira charged with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by Alien Admitted Under Nonimmigrant Visa after a traffic stop in Fremont Co, CO. 180 boxes of ammo found, each labeled 1k rounds,” the ATF announced.
See full news release at: https://t.co/i8GJ4VjAmt
— ATF Denver (@ATF_Denver) April 16, 2025
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