RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Five people have been arrested and federally charged in connection with an alleged firearms trafficking operation that moved dozens of guns from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., and other locations, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21, that a grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina returned a 13-count indictment charging the defendants with offenses including conspiracy to traffic firearms, firearms trafficking and making false statements to federally licensed firearms dealers.
According to federal officials, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) executed five arrest warrants Tuesday, Oct. 20. Four defendants were arrested in Maryland, while one was arrested in Raleigh…