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Federal authorities have charged two men with smuggling after they were discovered transporting nearly 400 firearms within tractor-trailers. The vehicles were intercepted by federal immigration officials on a bridge en route to Mexico, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Emilio Ramirez-Cortez, who holds U.S. permanent residency, and his son, Edgar Ramirez-Diaz, a U.S. citizen, were arrested last week. Customs and Border Protection officers uncovered the weapons during a vehicle inspection in Laredo, Texas.