Posted March 9, 2017 9:09 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, shown with a Thompson carbine, together with New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, announced the result of the gun bust Wednesday. (Photo: NYPD)
New York police and the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office on Wednesday announced 24 individuals have been arrested as part of a gun trafficking ring moving guns from Virginia to the city.
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, showed off a selection of the guns seized tied to the case. All told, a 627-count indictment against 24 persons — 22 of whom were Virginia residents — has been filed in connection with a ring that allegedly moved guns from that state to New York over a nine month period.
“In this unique case, we charged more defendants and recovered more firearms than in any other case in Brooklyn’s history,” said Gonzalez in remarks.
The DA’s office identified the leaders of the conspiracy as Damian King, aka Havoc; Jacquan Spencer, aka Madcat; and Levar Shelborne, aka Wavy Boy. As noted by Gonzalez, many of those charged are members of the Bloods street gang family based in Virginia and Brooklyn. The indictment includes multiple counts of

Source: Guns.com

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