Anti-narcotics agents of the National Civil Police (PNC) located firearms and ammunition in a parcel box during an inspection in a warehouse of the Santo Tomás de Castilla National Port Company, in Puerto Barrios, Izabal.
The authorities reported that the box came from the United States.
In a preliminary report, the PNC reported on the seizure of 21 rifles, two firearms, three pistol barrels, two magazines and a total of 3,037 ammunition of different calibers.
The discovery occurred during a inspection carried out as part of the controls that take place in the port terminal.
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Similar findings
On May 7, the PNC also seized 26 rifles and two handguns in a container in the Port of Santo Tomás de Castilla.
Five days before, the Ministry of the Interior detailed the operation in which they seized eight AK-47s, two rifles, one firearm, 19 magazines and six ammunition.
The police authorities established that the arsenal It was destined for Huehuetenango and Petén.
On March 13, the seizure of a carbine, two rifles, five short weapons, 15 magazines and 807 ammunition of different calibers.
At that time, the PNC assured that the destination of the weapons was Honduras and that it came from the United States.
The Police continue to investigate the origin of the weapons to determine if they would be linked to criminal structures.
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