A 38-year-old man is behind bars after he tried to cross a car into Mexico with fake license plates.
Brownsville police arrested Gerardo Cordoba-Araiza at the B&M International Bridge on Tuesday evening.
Investigators told Action 4 News that Cordoba-Araiza was headed into Mexico but was stopped for a southbound inspection.
Customs officers discovered that the car had license plates, vehicle registration and an inspection sticker that were all fake.
Investigators said the 38-year-old man had previously been cited for failing to declare vehicles being crossed into Mexico for release.
Customs officer turned Cordoba-Araiza over to Brownsville police who impounded the car and charged him with Class A misdemeanor tampering with a government record.
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