ATF: 15 grenades sold in McAllen neighborhood
McALLEN — Federal agents on Monday arrested two men accused of selling 15 live grenades to undercover informants near an elementary school and a Boys & Girls Club near downtown McAllen, according to court records unsealed Tuesday.
Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives accused Alberto Joseph Ortiz, 26, of selling a live grenade to the informant last month at a house on the 800 block of South 26 1/2 Street in McAllen, a criminal complaint states.
On May 21, informant met with Javier Solis and asked about buying grenades, according to the complaint. A few minutes later, Ortiz arrived at the house with the grenade. The informant took a photo of it and said he would return later to purchase it.
Also charged in the case is Cesar Giovanni Flores-Tirado, who is accused of selling the grenade to the informant behind the house, according to a second criminal complaint. Agents said the informant paid $400 for the grenade.
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