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Phoenix man sentenced for firearms, ammunition smuggling at US-Mexico border
Jun 5, 2023, 4:25 AM
BY BRANDON GRAY
KTAR.com
PHOENIX — A Phoenix man was sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle firearms and ammunition across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Miguel Armando Castro received 51 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Castro pleaded guilty to smuggling goods from the U.S.
Officials said he attempted to exit the United States into Mexico on January 19, 2022, in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona.
More:
https://ktar.com/story/5503627/phoenix-man-sentenced-for-firearms-ammunition-smuggling-at-us-mexico-border/