Tucson woman sentenced 4 years for smuggling ammunition into Mexico
May 28, 2018, 4:20 AM | Updated: May 29, 2018, 6:47 am
The International border cuts through Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, right, and Nogales, Ariz., as seen Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
(AP Photo/Matt York)
PHOENIX — A Tucson woman and a California man were sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling ammunition into Mexico, the Department of Justice said.
Ana Guadalupe Carillo-Villa, 23, and Miguel Ochoa-Ruiz, 39, were found guilty on charges including smuggling goods from the United States and conspiracy.
On July 7, 2016, Ochoa-Ruiz bought 2,000 rounds of rifle ammunition and 248 high-capacity rifle magazines in Phoenix.
He and Carillo-Villa took them to Nogales, Ariz. before Carillo-Villa attempted to smuggle them over the border.
She was stopped at the port of entry.
The next day, Ochoa-Ruiz purchased 11,000 more rounds of ammunition in Phoenix and attempted to smuggle it into Mexico.
He was stopped before he left the United States.
There’s evidence the two of them conspired to smuggle ammunition into Meixco on at least four other occasions, the DOJ said.
