A seven-month investigation into an interstate gun trafficking ring spanning from Cincinnati to an Astoria parking lot resulted in the seizure of over 100 guns and the indictment of three individuals.
Over the course of five meetups with an undercover police officer at the P.C. Richard & Son parking lot on Steinway Street in Astoria this summer, the defendants sold a total of 97 firearms, including 17 assault weapons. The purchases by the plainclothes cop totaled $124,000 at approximately $1,200 per gun.
“Guns and the recovery of weapons on the streets of Queens are a priority for this office and the NYPD,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz at a Nov. 6 press conference, where the firearms were on display. “We are fighting the gun plague with all our might and resources, on the streets and in the courts.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz thanked the undercover officer who secured the majority of the guns during meetups with the defendants.Photo courtesy of Queens DA Office
The three defendants, who are cousins – Ahmed “Taju” Mutalib, Abdul Haruna and Murtala Haruna – were indicted on 575 counts by a grand jury. Their charges include criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon, conspiracy and money laundering.
The NYPD and the DA’s office received a confidential tip informing them of the gun trafficking ring in March 2023. After gathering intelligence and completing an initial investigation, they appointed an undercover police officer to begin acquiring the firearms.
13 comments:
I'm Shocked !
Those Amish are at it again...
Gee right at Election time she decided to do her Job and the press feds it to the Sheeple like a big win win. Bid Deal, this is the tip of the iceberg of the out of control crime wave in NYC.
NYPD and their communist enablers cracking down on people's 2nd amendment rights again.
No surprise, all these guns coming from red swamps down south, like Florida.
I wonder if NRA Ned knows something about this?
We love guns. We love guns.
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“Guns and the recovery of weapons on the streets of Queens are a priority for this office and the NYPD,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz at a Nov. 6 press conference.
I call Bullshit!Getting re-elected and photo-ops are THE Priority for her office.
She was a real estate lawyer and a politician prior to her new "Priorities"!
@“ Gee right at Election time she decided to do he…”
Typical anti second amendment leftist troll.
@“ I'm Shocked !”
As you should be. This is an assault on our freedoms.
Geez, imagine being the parents of these degenerates. They should see themselves as failures of parenting.
what parents???
Millennials and Zoomers are two generations composed primarily of undiagnosed sociopaths, we just refuse to acknowledge it as a culture, because of the harsh light It shines on the Boomer and Gen X parents that created them.
@"Geez, imagine being the parents of these degenerates. "
What have you got against the 2'nd amendment? Are you an anti-American?
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