PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – A previously convicted felon pleaded guilty to shipping gun parts, ammunition and stolen credit cards to foreign companies in an attempt to evade export costs abroad, court officials announced Tuesday.
Investigators say Alan Michael Placzkiewicz, 76, of Falls City “operated as a mule” in a scheme to send the supplies to Russia, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
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Despite being warned by multiple government officials to not do so, police say Placzkiewicz continued to receive packages and ship them to various addresses overseas. In court, he pleaded guilty to illegally possessing ammunition as a felon and delaying/destroying mail.
The Oregon District Attorney’s Office detailed two instances in which Placzkiewicz was involved in the scheme.
“In October 2020, Placzkiewicz received two packages in the mail at his residence in Falls City and, following his usual course of action when receiving similar packages, opened them, sent pictures of the items they contained through a portal online, repackaged the items, and shipped them to foreign addresses. In this instance, the packages contained four AR-15-style assault rifle stocks and 1,300 rounds of 6.5mm 139 grain bullets. Placzkiewicz relabeled both packages, declared them as containing “camping gear,” and mailed them to an individual in Moscow, Russia. Both packages were intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).