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Feds announce guilty verdict for New Braunfels man accused of smuggling guns from US to Mexico

The Tuesday morning news conference was livestreamed in this article

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SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives held a news conference Tuesday morning to announce the verdict of a weeklong firearms smuggling trial.

U.S. Attorney Justin Simmons announced the guilty verdict for Chandler Britain Bradford, a New Braunfels man who was charged with smuggling thousands of firearms and firearm parts from the United States to Mexico.

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A previous news release states Bradford received more than $3.5 million in the scheme.

He allegedly provided parts, tools and guidance “to facilitate a full firearm manufacturing enterprise in northern Mexico.”

This is a developing story.

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