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A federal grand jury indicted a former Arizona corrections officer on suspicion of trying to mail guns to Nigeria.

Chima Kingsley Ugwu, 42, was indicted Dec. 16 on suspicion of hiding five 9mm handguns inside two VCRs and trying to ship them to Nigeria from a United Parcel Service store in Tucson, according to U.S. District Court documents.

Ugwu is charged with attempting to smuggle goods from the United States, attempting to export firearms without a license, and shipping firearms without notice to the carrier.


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