Representatives from the Venezuelan National Guard and the National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax Administration (SENIAT) have seized 19 rifles inside a commercial cargo plane at the Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia, according to the Deputy Minister for Prevention and Citizen Security in Venezuela, Endes Palencia, Sputnik News reports.
According to the ministry, high-calibre ammunition, 19 rifles and 118 magazines, as well as 90 radios and six mobile phones were found in the stash that was likely sent from Miami, Florida on 3 February. The authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.