Thrice-Deported Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Smuggling People, Drugs, .50 Caliber Ammo Across Border

A Mexican national repeatedly deported from the United States was allegedly the leader of a stash house that smuggled drugs, ammunition and migrants across the southern border.

A federal grand jury in Arizona handed down a 10-count indictment, first reported by Border Report, earlier this month against Ambrocio Ruiz-Angulo. Ruiz-Angulo is charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods out of the U.S., possession of a firearm by an illegal immigrant, and possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Law enforcement officials were led to Ruiz-Angulo after catching a woman attempting to drive 2,200 rounds of .50-caliber bullets past a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry into Mexico earlier this year.

CBP officers in January stopped a vehicle trying to leave the U.S. through the Mariposa port of entry in Nogales, Arizona, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. Upon inspection of the vehicle, officers discovered boxes of .50-caliber ammunition typically used for machine guns and sniper rifles.

CBP posted an image on X of ammo seized on January 20 and described them as “armor-piercing and incendiary.”