$129K of Assault Weapon Parts From China Intercepted By Federal Officers
Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) confiscated a shipment from China containing more than 10,000 assault rifle components at the UPS Worldport Express Consignment Operations hub in Louisville, Kentucky in May.
According to the manifest, the cargo originated in Shenzhen, China and was headed to a private residence in Melbourne, Florida. The shipment was described as steel pin samples. When CPB officers examined the package, they discovered the weapon parts. A machinery team at the CBP Center of Excellence valued the parts at $129,600.
"The importing of any type of munitions is regulated by the ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]," said Louisville Port Director Thomas Mahn in a statement released Friday. "This smuggler was knowingly trying to avoid detection, however, our officers remain vigilant, ensuring our community is safe."
Smugglers often try to disguise the true contents of packages they send by falsifying information on shipment manifests. Drugs and weaponry are often the subjects of smuggling attempts, although other counterfeit items have been discovered in cargo hubs.
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