Five people belonging to a gun trafficking ring that brought illegal weapons bought in Knoxville, Tennessee to be sold in Queens are facing a litany of criminal charges, city officials announced.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell examine guns seized in the multi-state trafficking ring.Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell examine guns seized in the multi-state trafficking ring.Five people belonging to a gun trafficking ring that brought illegal weapons bought in Knoxville, Tennessee to be sold in Queens are facing a litany of criminal charges — city officials announced.
The indictment, unveiled Thursday, charges the men with more than 1,600 counts including criminal sale of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon and conspiracy. More than 180 weapons were seized over the course of authorities’ investigation, Operation Hotcakes, which lasted 11 months. Just a month earlier in New York City, another shooter opened fire on a subway car in Brooklyn, leaving more than 20 people injured, 10 of whom had been shot. No one died as a result of the shooting.
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