Nine charged in bold gun-running scheme to push heavy firepower across southern border

Nine radical are facing national charges aft allegedly orchestrating an elaborate multi-state strategy to fraudulently acquisition firearms and smuggle the weapons into Mexico.

Seven radical from Arizona, a Montana antheral and a California antheral allegedly worked arsenic straw purchasers to bargain guns for different radical betwixt March 2020 and January 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. 

"This lawsuit exposes a strategy to lie, bargain and funnel unsafe firearms into the hands of nefarious actors, including trafficking firearms crossed our confederate border," U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine said successful a property release. 

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Nine radical are facing national charges aft allegedly orchestrating an elaborate multi-state strategy to fraudulently acquisition firearms and smuggle the weapons into Mexico, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona)

"It is peculiarly alarming erstwhile these weapons are intended for usage by transgression organizations. This bureau volition proceed moving successful tandem with our instrumentality enforcement partners to artifact the travel of amerciable firearms to those who would usage them to harm others."

Federal prosecutors allege the defendants intentionally fabricated documents portion purchasing firearms to look arsenic though they were the existent buyer, with the volition of handing implicit the weapons to different individual. 

The 9 individuals allegedly conspired to acquisition much than 15 firearms, including 10 belt-fed semiautomatic weapons and astatine slightest 3 Barrett .50-caliber rifles, and planned to nonstop the weapons crossed the borderline to Mexico. 

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Federal authorities allege the 9 individuals from 3 states orchestrated a strategy to fraudulently acquisition firearms and smuggle them into Mexico. (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona)

Law enforcement officials seized six of the firearms connected July 26, 2023, with the Government of Mexico seizing different limb identified arsenic being obtained done the alleged conspiracy connected March 24, 2025.

The suspects were subsequently taken into custody connected Jan. 27, 2026 and person been identified arsenic Jorge Alain Corona, 28; Alejandro Corona, 32; Jonathan Ventura Bravo, 32; Jesus Roberto Corella Mares, 33; Marvin Agustin Teutle, 29; April Denise Corral Aldecoa, 24; Linda-Ana Grace Camarillo, 22; Jose Ruben Quiroz, 26; and Rosario Agustin Teutle, 27. 

Each idiosyncratic is charged with conspiracy to perpetrate the discourtesy of worldly mendacious connection during the acquisition of a firearm, according to the DOJ. 

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The 9 individuals allegedly conspired to acquisition aggregate 10 belt-fed semiautomatic weapons and astatine slightest 3 Barrett .50-caliber rifles, and planned to nonstop the weapons crossed the borderline to Mexico. (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona)

"Straw purchasers aren’t conscionable lying connected a signifier – they’re often putting firearms straight into the hands of criminals," said Shawn Stallo, acting peculiar cause successful complaint for the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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If convicted, each suspect faces the anticipation of up to 10 years successful situation and a $250,000 fine. 

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.