(FREMONT COUNTY, Colo.) — Two men have been arrested and charged after detectives with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) found about 180 boxes of ammunition, with each box containing 1,000 rounds. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, detectives with FCSO conducted a traffic stop of a car occupied by two people in Cañon City. During the search, detectives found what they estimated to be 150 boxes of .38 ammunition and approximately 30 boxes of 7.62 ammunition. Each box was labeled as containing 1,000 rounds. The men, Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira, 24, both from Mexico, are facing charges of Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by Alien Admitted Under a Nonimmigrant Visa.
The investigation is being handled by the Denver Field Office of Homeland Security and FCSO, with assistance from the Denver Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
