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CBP officers find guns and cocaine in stolen car

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — During outgoing operations at the Nogales Port of Entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found guns and cocaine in a car trying to enter Mexico.

Officers seized six handguns, 413 rounds of ammunition and 46.7 grams of cocaine hidden in a stolen car.

Three of the guns were made completely automatic through illegal modifications.

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