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Bashir T. Shakir, 25, of Yeadon, was convicted of twelve felonies connected to straw purchases of firearms that were later uncovered in criminal investigations across the mid-Atlantic, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 9.
The investigation began in December 2020, when two guns Shakir purchased turned up on the streets of Philadelphia, the DA said. Another turned up in Wilmington, Delaware and a fourth in Millville, New Jersey, he added.
Police said Shakir sold the guns on the street after purchasing them legally.
He was convicted following a two-day bench trial in August, state court records show.
DA Weintraub said gun safety remains his office's biggest priority. He cited a joint operation with the Montgomery County DA's Office that nabbed five other suspected gun runners on Nov. 3, but it's not clear if officials think the cases are related.
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