Federal agents in Tulsa charged a Mexican national illegally residing in the U.S. and his Houston-based son with trafficking more than 75 firearms and bulk ammunition purchased at local gun shows, following a multi-agency investigation by ICE, ATF, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

State and federal law enforcement officials arrested Andres Avila, a 48-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, and his son, 22-year-old Anthony Avila, a Texas border U.S. citizen, on charges of trafficking firearms and ammunition purchases at gun shows in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. Officials also charged the father with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms and ammunition, according to information released by U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

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