North Carolina Man Arrested With Ammunition At The Border

CONTACT: Barbara Burns
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BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Justin Campbell Saunders, 29, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Emmanuel Ulubiyo who is handling the case, stated that on October 23, 2019, the defendant entered the United States from Canada at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry, without stopping his vehicle for customs inspection. Saunders and his truck were subsequently located on Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga, NY. The defendant was returned to the Peace Bridge and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and referred the vehicle to secondary inspection. During that inspection, officers found 53 rounds of ammunition. Saunders has a prior state felony conviction for controlled substance distribution, and as a result of that conviction, he is legally prohibited from possession ammunition.

The defendant made an initial appearance U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. and was released.

The complaint is the result of an investigation by Customs and Border protection, under the direction of Director of Field Operations Rose Brophy, and Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin Kelly.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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