5, including juvenile, charged for trafficking guns between Indianapolis and Chicago

CHICAGO (WISH) — Five people, including a juvenile, were charged for trafficking firearms and machine gun conversion devices between Indianapolis and Chicago, Illinois.

The five offenders were charged Saturday as part of a firearms trafficking investigation by the Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Chicago. The investigation was a partnership between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Chicago Field Division, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Chicago Police Department, and the Cook County Sheriff’s Police.

The offenders were investigated for their involvement in a firearms trafficking organization responsible for the trafficking of multiple firearms and machine gun conversion devices between Indianapolis and Chicago. During the investigation, 20 firearms and three machine gun conversion devices were recovered…

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