Last Updated on September 30, 2020, 3:20 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Federal prosecutors said on Tuesday that a Haitian man residing in Georgia pleaded guilty of trying to smuggle ammunition and guns to Haiti by hiding them in a car which he planned to ship to the island.
According to a news release from the office of the U.S. attorney in Atlanta, 51-year-old Jacques Mathieu, pleaded guilty of attempting to export the 12 guns and around 36,000 rounds of ammunition. He’s set to be sentenced January 8.
Prosecutors said that Mathieu lives in Tucker, tried to ship a 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara to Haiti from the port in Palm Beach, Florida, in September 2019.
Shipping documents said the car contained 12 boxes of used clothing, but federal agents searched the car and found the guns and ammunition hidden in the boxes.
“Firearms traffickers help fuel violence on our streets and outside the United States,” U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak said in the release. “Alert agents found the weapons and ammunition and stopped the shipment before it reached its intended destination.” (A.P.) CPS.
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