Four men were arrested in a gun trafficking conspiracy case that federal prosecutors said was the first of its kind under a new law that boosts the penalties against smugglers.
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino speaks during a press conference with New York Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell and Eastern District of New York Attorney Breon Peace announcing arrests in a major gun trafficking case, Jan. 11, 2023 in New York City.
The suspects were charged in a seven-count federal indictment unsealed Wednesday with firearms trafficking conspiracy and other offenses.An investigation was launched in January 2022 against the suspects after residents of the Breukelen Houses in Canarsie, Brooklyn, complained about illegal firearms and gun violence inundating their public housing development, according to the New York Police Department.
"We were literally having shootings every other week," King said. "I think there was one week we had three shootings back to back. One happened inside my building while I was outside with my summer youth kids."The defendants allegedly sold more than 50 illegal guns between January and August of 2022.
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino speaks during a press conference with New York Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell and Eastern District of New York Attorney Breon Peace announcing arrests in a major gun trafficking case, Jan. 11, 2023 in New York City.
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