Police Officers Arrested In Mexico With Firearms, Ammo

[Truth4Justice]

Police Officers Arrested In Mexico With Firearms, Ammo
Soledad Officer, Presidio Officer Held In Mexican Jail


August 4, 2008

SOLEDAD, Calif. -- A Soledad police officer and a Presidio of Monterey police officer were arrested Friday while trying to smuggle firearms into Mexico, police said.

Police said Mexican police arrested Presidio of Monterey Sgt. Jorge Matos and the Soledad officer as they tried to enter Mexico with several firearms and ammunition. Matos is a former employee of the Soledad Police Department.

Inspectors said they recovered 5,000 rounds of ammunition, tactical training equipment and two laptop computers.Soledad Police Chief Richard Cox said officials from the Department of Homeland Security notified his office of the arrest on Friday.

Cox said an internal audit of the Soledad Police Department armory did not show any weapons missing. The Presidio of Monterey's police department also said it had no weapons unaccounted for.

Matos was fired during his probationary period after three AR-15 rifles disappeared from his home and could not be found.

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[Irreverend IX]

1. Remember, only police can be trusted with guns. nt

[Truth4Justice]

2. Yup! Two more dirtbag cops bite the dust. I hope they like Mexican food......

...Because thats what they are going to be eating for the next decade or more. B-)

"Soy un sucio ningún buen hombre de la polic�a, Guarda!" :evilgrin:

[DCKit]

3. "Matos was fired... after three AR-15 rifles disappeared..."

During his probationary period?

Conservative Republicanism on steroids - flush with greed, no patience, no plan and no imagination.

[Truth4Justice]

4. Well, you know how the old saying goes with Repugs: "You can't fix stupid".....

and BTW I hope the attorney general in CA is checking those assualt weapons for possible felony registration violations. CA has a ban on those kind of firearms.