Gun and Ammunition Seizures Continue in Northern Sonora

SONORA, MX – The seizures of guns and rifles have not stopped in the northern region of Sonora, where once again authorities secured an ammunition shipment.

On the highway section from Magdalena to Cucurpe, Sonora, approximately at Kilometer 24, several of these pieces were secured on Monday by the National Guard.

A report confirmed the finding of a Ford truck with a theft report in Tempe, Arizona, where they located a homemade explosive, as well as 223 cartridges of .223 caliber. 7.3, 19.80, as well as 7.62 x 30 mm. In addition to two AR-15 rifle magazines and camouflage clothing.

Also on Monday but in Pitiquito, Sonora the National Guard observed two armed civilians at the top of a hill and went after them.

They were not able to catch them, however they found a Romanian-made AK-47 rifle with a magazine and 20 useful cartridges.