Dec. 14--Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations agents confiscated hundreds of bags of items today at the Uniforms of Texas store on the 6600 block of Montana.
Two men were handcuffed and placed in the back of an unmarked truck.
Behind the store, agents piled the bags and loaded them into trucks. Confiscated items appeared to be ammunition and law enforcement uniforms, as well as flashlights and shoes.
Agents said they were executing a federal search warrant at Uniforms of Texas, a
police and military uniform store that also sells ammunition and body armor.
Agents approached a man who arrived at the store in a Hummer a little after 8 a.m. They walked into the store with him.
More than 50 agents participated in the raid.
Employees of neighboring stores said they were shocked to see so many law enforcement officers around the area so early.
"It looked like a crime scene," said Jesse Acevedo, who works at Lucchese Factory Outlet.
Several customers who arrived to shop at the store were turned away by agents.
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