Via The Mexican Times;

Army Spc. Raymond Medina Torres, 25, was released Friday from the Cereso prison in Juárez after Mexican authorities dismissed weapons charges against him.

"He was transferred this Friday to the National Institute of Migration after federal judicial authorities revoked the formal arrest order against him and ordered he be set free immediately," Cereso spokesman Mauricio Rodriguez said.

"Before he left the facility, he was given a medical exam, and doctors who examined him reported that he was in excellent health."

Rodriguez said the soldier, a U.S. citizen, was taken to the border to be turned over to U.S. authorities.

The soldier was detained April 21 in Juárez after Mexican customs officers found an AR-15 rifle, a .45 caliber handgun and numerous round of ammunition and knives in his vehicle.

Medina Torres claimed he took a wrong turn and crossed the border into Mexico with the weapons by mistake. He said the weapons were part of his personal collection.

U.S. officials also investigated him and found no indication of arms-trafficking.

He was on his way from Fort Hood, Texas, to visit his mother in California.

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I don’t know what it is, but something stinks about this soldier and his story.