BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a firearm in a vehicle that was encountered at the Peace Bridge. Yesterday, CBP officers encountered a commercial vehicle driven by Eloy Guadarrama Silva, a 21-year-old citizen of Venezuela.
Guadarrama had made a wrong turn onto the Peace Bridge and did not intend to travel to Canada. During the primary inspection, Guadarrama Silva declared to CBP officers that he possessed a .40 caliber Ruger handgun and was subsequently escorted to secondary for further inspection.
During the secondary examination, it was determined that the driver, currently residing in the state of Georgia, unlawfully possessed the firearm.