Posted March 6, 2018 12:00 pm by Comments

By Christen Smith

(Photo: New Jersey Attorney General’s Office)
A New Jersey grand jury indicted seven men last month for running a multi-state gun trafficking ring.
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Feb. 14 the men face first-degree racketeering charges, among other felonies, for allegedly arming criminals on the streets of Camden with guns obtained through straw purchases in Ohio.
“Dismantling prolific weapons trafficking is the best way to reduce the number of illegal guns being sold to criminals in our communities and used to inflict murder and terror,” Grewal said. “Each gun that we seize or prevent from reaching the street represents countless lives saved. The potential sentences that these men face should also serve as fair warning to those who illegally traffic firearms into New Jersey.”
State and federal law enforcement uncovered the trafficking operation while investigating accused ring leader Chucky Scott, 25, of Columbus, Ohio, and his accomplice, 26-year-old Anthony Hammond, also of Columbus. According to court documents, Hammond bought dozens of firearms throughout Ohio and turned the weapons over to Scott, who subsequently arranged sales on the black market through five middlemen in New Jersey.
Some of the weapons sold included two “illegal assault rifles” outfitted with large-capacity magazines, six 9mm pistols — four of which

Source: Guns.com

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