Man Tased At Texas Border Bridge Had Over 4,000 Rounds Of Ammunition, Authorities Say

A man who was tased at a border bridge in Texas had over 4,000 rounds of ammunition on him, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers said.

The incident in question took place at the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso, according to Border Report. The man was tased after he refused to comply with instructions, officials said. Concretely, he was asked to turn off the engine for officials to conduct an inspection, but he continued driving south. Officials then deployed tire deflation devices and tased the man as he tried to roll up the windows and reach for an unknown item.

"CBP officers will conduct intermittent pulse-and-surge southbound operations at area ports to target the smuggling of weapons, ammunition, unreported currency and other violations," said CBP El Paso Port Director Ray Provencio when discussing the event. The man also had $1,200 U.S. dollars and $900 Mexican pesos and was heading south. Officers seized the vehicle, the ammunition and money, and the man was turned to Homeland Security Investigations to face charges related with the incident.

Such episodes repeatedly take place at the border. Two men were charged in April after allegedly attempting to smuggle five high-caliber sniper rifles into Mexico.

The incident in question took place on March 12 when Oscar Sanchez Gonzalez and Arturo Martinez Aguilar were seeking to cross to Mexico through the Calexico West port of entry.

The men were spotted by a Border Patrol intelligence unit that was conducting surveillance in the area. They saw two cars driving together, their drivers then stepping out and transferring "multiple bulky item" from one car to the other. Then they drove off in different directions.

Agents followed the car that had received the items as it headed toward Mexico and called on CBP officers to stop it before it could cross the borders. Agents then asked the driver if he had anything to declare, and when he said no the agents searched the vehicle and found the rifles.

The development comes shortly after CBP agents arrested an Arizona teenager who was seen on surveillance cameras trying to slip guns and knives through the border wall.

Gun smuggling continues to be a major problem for Mexico and the United States. According to a 2025 report by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), almost three in four firearms used by Mexican cartels (74%) are trafficked illegally from the United States, primarily from Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Northern Mexican states like Sonora, Baja California, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas are the main destinations for these firearms.