Overview

• Luis Carlos Martinez Monge was found to be a flight risk and will remain jailed pending trial, according to a federal judge.
• Las Cruces Metro Narcotics stopped him for speeding on Aug. 14 on I‑25 and, after a consent search, found 699 boxes hidden under seats and in a floor compartment.
• Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, working with Las Cruces Metro Narcotics and the FBI’s Albuquerque office, seized 13,980 rounds along with a 2007 Dodge Caravan and $1,340.
• The U.S. Attorney’s Office charged him with being an alien in possession of ammunition, a federal offense carrying up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
• Court records state he entered the U.S. to pick up ammunition in Albuquerque, received $1,600 up front with $200 per box promised, and acknowledged he knew possession was unlawful.