ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) – An undercover investigation conducted by various federal agencies including the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Department of the Army’s CID lead to the arrest of Victor Andrew Pardo, Jr.
The first investigation was on Aug. 19, 2025, where feeral agents made a “controlled purchase of a machinegun conversion device from Victor Andrew Pardo Jr. in Las Cruces, New Mexico for $300,” according to court documents.
The device was analyzed and found to meet the “legal definition of a machinegun” and Pardo did not have any registered firearms under the National Firearms Act…