Customs agents in Nogales seized three handguns hidden in an SUV that was crossing into Mexico.

On Wednesday, agents at the Port of Nogales sent an Audi SUV to a secondary inspection, where they found three handguns with magazines hidden under the vehicle's front seat, according to a press release from Customs and Border Protection.

Officers found two 9 mm Berettas and a .38-caliber Colt. The driver, a 37-year-old man, was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.


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