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Weapons Trafficking

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After-Market Firearm Accessory Manufacturer and Distributor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Firearm Silencers

BOSTON — A New Hampshire company has agreed to plead guilty to charges that it violated the National Firearms Act by distributing interoperable components for firearm silencers.

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Firearms

ORLANDO, Fla. — An HSI Orlando investigation has led to a guilty plea for an Apopka man for smuggling firearms, parts and ammunition inside a kitchen appliance.

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Joint HSI New York Investigation Leads to Takedown of Gun, Drug Trafficking Ring

NEW YORK — A joint investigation by HSI New York, the Office of the New York Attorney General, the DEA and the NYPD, announced the takedown of a gun and drug trafficking network that sold weapons and cocaine throughout New York City.

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Boston Man Arrested on Firearm Smuggling Charges After HSI Investigation

BOSTON — HSI special agents arrested a Boston man July 19 charged in connection with illegal firearm smuggling between the United States and the Dominican Republic uncovered by HSI Boston’s Border Enforcement Security Task Force.

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HSI New York Task Force Investigation Leads to Takedown of Ghost Gun Trafficking Operation

NEW YORK — HSI New York announced a 625-count indictment charging five individuals for their involvement in a gun-trafficking operation in Queens.

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Florida Man Arrested for Firearms Trafficking

OCALA, Fla. — A joint HSI Orlando investigation has led to the arrest of a Florida man on a criminal complaint charging him with firearms trafficking-related offenses.

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2 Florida Men Indicted in Gun Trafficking Conspiracy

ORLANDO, Fla. — A joint HSI Orlando investigation has led to the unsealing of an indictment charging two men from Florida with federal firearms trafficking-related offenses.

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Florida Man Sentenced for International Gun Smuggling

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man has been sentenced to federal prison for concealing firearms, parts, and ammunition in fake shipping manifests to smuggle internationally.

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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug and Gun Crimes Following HSI New England Investigation

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Springfield, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to five years in prison for drug trafficking and arranging for the straw purchase of a gun following an investigation by HSI New England special agents.

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Mexican National Sentenced for Trying to Smuggle Ammunition and Dozens of Firearms to Mexico

McALLEN, Texas — A Mexican citizen was sentenced for attempting to smuggle multiple firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition on a vehicle roof rack following an investigation by HSI and federal law enforcement partners.