Docs: Brownsville woman hid gun magazines in her bra during smuggling attempt

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) —A Brownsville man and woman are facing federal charges after trying to smuggle firearms into Mexico, records indicate.

Juan Fidel Castro was charged with one count of conspiracy to traffic in firearms and smuggling goods from the United States.

Erika Noemi Hernandez was charged with one count of smuggling goods from the United States, one count of straw purchasing of firearm and one count of false written statement in acquisition of firearm, federal records show.

On April 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the B&M Port of Entry in Brownsville selected a maroon Chevrolet Trailblazer for an outbound inspection, a criminal complaint stated.

Officers identified the driver as Castro, and the passenger as Hernandez.

A K-9 alerted officers to the driver seat, where authorities found two Glock-19 9mm firearms under the cushion, the complaint stated.

Hernandez was escorted to a cell for a pat down where she admitted to hiding magazines in her bra area.

"A total of four magazines were located tucked in her bra area," the complaint stated.