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1 July 2024: Chiriaco Summit, California

During a traffic stop, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector seized a cache of weapons, magazines, and ammunition hidden within a vehicle. Late in the evening on July 1, Indio Station agents conducted a vehicle stop on Interstate 10 in Chiriaco Summit. After a Border Patrol K-9 team trained in detection alerted to the vehicle, a search revealed weapons and ammunition concealed in two duffle bags, one in the vehicle’s trunk and one in the vehicle’s backseat. Upon further inspection, it was determined the duffle bags contained 28 rifles, one handgun, 30 high-capacity magazines, and 2,210 rounds of ammunition of various calibers. Agents arrested the driver, an adult male United States citizen.