2 Men Arrested for Attempting to Traffic Guns Into Mexico
Two Alabama men have been charged with trafficking over 300 weapons and ammunition into Mexico, DOJ announced. Emilio Ramirez Cortes, a Mexican citizen legally residing in the U.S., and his son Edgar Emilio Ramirez Diaz, are both charged with "smuggling firearms, ammunition, magazines and other firearms accessories as well as trafficking of firearms," DOJ said.
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DOJ said on Oct. 23, 2025, two vehicles allegedly hauling "enclosed white box utility trailers" driven by the two men approached the Juarez-Lincoln Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas. During a search of the vehicles, authorities found false walls concealing over 300 rifles and pistols and "various caliber ammunition and magazines."
The men were allegedly smuggling the weapons in exchange for payment "and had done so on multiple occasions," DOJ said.