Head of Juarez charity caught smuggling guns
One of the men caught in El Paso trying to smuggle a .50-caliber semiautomatic rifle and other weapons into Mexico last week is the CEO of a religious charity, officials with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms confirmed Tuesday.
Jonathan Lopez Gutierrez, 32, is the CEO of Emmanuel Ministries, a 40-year-old shelter for about 100 children in Juárez, a medical and dental clinic and a ballet program, according to the charity's Web site. Many Americans traveled to volunteer at Emmanuel Ministries, according to testimonies on the Web site.
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