BIS Suspends Export Privileges of 4 People for Illegal Ammunition, Weapons Shipments
The Bureau of Industry and Security last week suspended the export privileges of three people for illegally exporting weapons or ammunition to Mexico and one person for illegally exporting firearms and gun parts to Haiti.
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Tucson, Arizona, resident Saphara Lynn Anderson was convicted Oct. 21, 2021, for illegally exporting ammunition from the U.S. to Mexico, BIS said. Anderson was sentenced to five years of probation and a $100 special assessment. BIS suspended Anderson’s export privileges for seven years from the conviction date.
Carlos Eduardo Zepeda of El Paso, Texas, was convicted Dec. 1, 2022, for smuggling about 800 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition from the U.S. to Mexico, BIS said. Zepeda was sentenced to two years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $100 assessment. BIS suspended Zepeda’s export privileges for seven years from the conviction date.
Leonel Molina Jr., an inmate at a Texas federal prison, was convicted March 2, 2023, for smuggling “Wolf 7.62x39mm caliber ammunition” from the U.S. to Mexico, BIS said. Molina was sentenced to 46 months in prison, three years of supervised release and a $100 assessment. BIS suspended Molina’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau of Jacksonville, North Carolina, was convicted May 24, 2022, for conspiring to illegally export and smuggle firearms and controlled equipment from the U.S. to Haiti, including guns and riflescopes to the Haitian Army. Duroseau was sentenced to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $400 assessment. BIS suspended Duroseau’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.