Erhan John Er of Sarasota was sentenced Thursday to 52 months in federal prison on international firearms trafficking conspiracy charges after he bought firearms from dealers in Naples and Sarasota to be smuggled into Canada.
Er, 35, 35, Sarasota, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven for his role in an international firearms trafficking conspiracy. He pleaded guilty on December 19, 2024.
According to court documents, from February to September 2022, Er worked as a cross-border truck driver, based in Sarasota. He agreed to purchase firearms for a Canadian co-conspirator and smuggle those firearms into Canada. In July and September 2022, Er bought a total of 28 guns from firearms dealers in Sarasota and Naples…