2 women arrested trying to transport weapons from Atlanta to Brownsville

A traffic stop landed Refugio County authorities with a significant cache of weapons destined for a Brownsville port of entry on Wednesday, including the arrest of two women who admitted to being paid to transport them into Mexico.

Evelyn Alyin Hernandez and Lorena Rodriguez were traveling from Atlanta, Georgia to Brownsville in a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck when they were stopped by sheriff’s deputies in Refugio County at around 11:49 a.m., according to a criminal complaint.

During the traffic stop, deputies found firearms hidden in various parts of the truck including 12 weapons, 19 magazines and a “large amount of ammunition links,” stated the complaint.

Hernandez told authorities that she had been hired to transport them from Atlanta to Brownsville so they could be smuggled into Mexico by another person.

After letting authorities search her phone they found conversations between Hernandez and a “subject in Mexico” talking about the smuggling attempt, according to the complaint.

She also admitted to authorities that she does not have a license to export weapons.

Rodriguez added that she was being paid $1,400 to help Hernandez transport the contraband to Brownsville.

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