US intercepts Venezuela-bound aircraft loaded with firearms

[Somerville]

A 'fun' story from south Florida

US intercepts Venezuela-bound aircraft loaded with firearms

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. customs officers intercepted a Venezuela-bound private jet in south Florida loaded with 82 firearms, including a sniper rifle, plus 63,000 rounds of ammunition, U.S. authorities said Tuesday.

Two Venezuelan pilots — Luis Alberto Patino and Gregori Mendez — were arrested Saturday and charged with smuggling bulk cash and goods from the U.S. and illegally possessing firearms as aliens, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release. The plane and its cargo were seized, the statement said.

It was not clear why the weapons were purchased. But the arrest comes as tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have escalated in recent months, including allegations that opponents of President Nicolás Maduro had been seeking the support of a former U.S. Green Beret to violently overthrow the socialist leader.

America doesn't need none of those 'oppressive' gun control laws -do we? Two aliens, from a nation in conflict with the US, can just walk into a store and start buying firearms.

(Luis Alberto) Patino told agents that he and the co-pilot purchased the weapons on the internet and from retail shops in Florida while renting an apartment for the past three months in the nearby town of Coral Spring, CBP said.

The two men are also listed as managers of a Florida-registered company, PM Global Services LLC, created in June for the purpose of “any and all lawful business,” according to corporate records. (Gregori) Mendez is also affiliated with four additional Florida-registered companies.

 

[Drawdown]

So our current laws were enough to stop their scheme. That doesn't mean we need more.

 

[OrphanSlug]

Let's see... they were caught, arrested, and face multiple charges.

What exactly do we need in new laws?