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Deborah Chappell

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'They Armed Criminals': Massive PA Gun Trafficking Organization Dismantled With 14 In Custody 'They Armed Criminals': Massive PA Gun Trafficking Organization Dismantled With 14 In Custody
'They Armed Criminals': Massive PA Gun Trafficking Organization Dismantled With 14 In Custody A massive straw purchase gun trafficking organization in which members illegally obtained then resold 31 firearms across Pennsylvania was dismantled with 14 people in custody, authorities said Wednesday. This investigation began when Montgomery County Detectives were investigating another gun trafficking organization charged in September 2020, and performed a network analysis to identify other illegal firearms in their trafficking networks, the DA's office said. That analysis led to identifying this gun trafficking organization. From there, detectives began following the multiple purchases…

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