Mexican authorities sentence individuals for illegal possession of military-grade weapons

In separate incidents in Nayarit and Tamaulipas, Mexican judicial authorities have processed individuals for the possession of firearms and ammunition reserved for exclusive use by the armed forces.

In Nayarit, José “N” and Laura “N” were sentenced to 15 years and six months in prison. They were apprehended by the Secretariat of National Defense in the town of El Jicote, Tepic, while traveling in a vehicle containing three rifles, a pistol, 28 magazines, 497 cartridges, a fragmentation grenade, three tactical vests, and six ballistic panels.

In Tamaulipas, a man identified as Omar “N” was linked to a criminal process and sent to the CEDES prison in Ciudad Victoria. He was detained in the Alianza Caballeros ejido by investigators from the Tamaulipas State Attorney General's Office. Authorities seized two firearms, two magazines, 14 cartridges, and two mobile phones. A judge has ordered mandatory pretrial detention while the federal investigation continues.