EL PASO, Texas, April 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent and his girlfriend have been arrested on charges of buying weapons to smuggle to Mexico, federal authorities in Texas said.
A federal grand jury returned a 20-count indictment against Ricardo Montalvo, 28, and his girlfriend, Charla Gonzales-Ortiz, 29, accusing the two of acting as "straw purchasers" of firearms and ammunition, the El Paso (Texas) Times reported Tuesday.