Teen pleads guilty to smuggling weapons into Mexico from South Texas
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A 19-year-old from the border town of Edinburg has pleaded guilty to smuggling AK-47 rifle parts from South Texas ...
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A 19-year-old from the border town of Edinburg has pleaded guilty to smuggling AK-47 rifle parts from South Texas into Mexico, U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani said Tuesday. Pete Deshaewn Maldonado-Guillen pleaded guilty to attempting to export five AK-47 rifle barrels into Reynosa, Mexico from Hidalgo, Texas, without a license or approval, Hamdani said. Maldanado-Guillen traveled south from the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge on Feb. 14 and Mexican officials found the weapon parts upon further inspection, and denied him entry into Mexico.