Arizona Corrections Officer Arrested for Smuggling 5,400 Rounds of Ammo for Mexican Drug Cartel

Mexican authorities apprehended an American woman, identified as Yanet Dowden, in San Luis Rio Colorado for allegedly smuggling 5,400 rounds of ammunition into Mexico for a cartel faction. She was reportedly working as a logistics operator for the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Several guns, including an AK-47, were also recovered from the Jeep Wrangler she was driving.

• An American woman, possibly named Yanet Dowden, was arrested in Mexico with 5,400 rounds of ammunition.
• Mexican authorities believe she was bringing the ammunition for a drug cartel, specifically the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
• The suspect was identified as an Arizona Department of Corrections officer.
• The ammunition was found in a Jeep Wrangler, which also contained several guns, including an AK-47.
• She was detained in San Luis Rio Colorado, near the Arizona border.