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Illegal Guns

Fentanyl, Meth, And Guns: PA Dealer Caught In Stolen Car Bust Sentenced Fentanyl, Meth, And Guns: PA Dealer Caught In Stolen Car Bust Sentenced
Fentanyl, Meth, And Guns: PA Dealer Caught In Stolen Car Bust Sentenced A Harrisburg drug trafficker with a stolen car, piles of meth, fentanyl, and illegal guns is heading to federal prison, authorities announced on Thursday, Feb. 27. Kyle Malik Jones, 33, was sentenced to 160 months behind bars on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said. His downfall began on March 17, 2021, when Susquehanna Township police found a stolen vehicle parked outside a hotel. The car alarm went off, and Jones walked out of his hotel room to shut i…
Reading Police Arrest 3 In Gun Trafficking Sting, Officials Say Reading Police Arrest 3 In Gun Trafficking Sting, Officials Say
Reading Police Arrest 3 In Gun Trafficking Sting, Officials Say Three adults are in custody and multiple weapons were seized following a gun trafficking sting in Berks County, according to authorities. Reading police executed two search warrants at homes on the 500 block of South 18th Street and the 1500 block of North 14th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 16, as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal gun running, the department said in a release.  Two men and a woman, all Reading residents, were charged in connection with the bust, officials said.  Eliam Torres-Villanueva, 21, left, and Vincent Campbell, 18, right, were arrested in Reading in conn…
10 NJ, PA Residents Charged In Federal Illegal Gun Investigation 10 NJ, PA Residents Charged In Federal Illegal Gun Investigation
10 NJ, PA Residents Charged In Federal Illegal Gun Investigation A federal crackdown on the sale and purchase of illegal guns has led to the arrest of 10 people in Pennsylvania, according to authorities.  The U.S. Attorney's Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Harrisburg Police announced 10 people have been charged as a part of "Operation Scarecrow," which targeted people who are not allowed to possess weapons illegally purchasing them. These types of purchases are called straw purchases which is why "Scarecrow" was an apt name for the operation. "Taking illegal guns off the streets is a high priority of the Departme…