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Man Who Used Instagram To Traffic Illegal Guns To Felons In DMV Gets Prison Time Man Who Used Instagram To Traffic Illegal Guns To Felons In DMV Gets Prison Time
Man Who Used Instagram To Traffic Illegal Guns To Felons In DMV Gets Prison Time A Colorado man who took to social media to traffic weapons throughout the DMV region without a license will spend years in prison after admitting to gun charges last year, federal authorities announced.  Demarco Diggs, 26, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after using Instagram and other means to intentionally sell illegal guns online - largely to convicted felons who were prohibited from purchasing weapons through any other means. Prosecutors say that between September 2021 and September 2023, police recovered six guns in the region that were later determined to have been purc…

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Spotsylvania Residents Indicted In Fentanyl, Firearm Trafficking Operation: Feds Spotsylvania Residents Indicted In Fentanyl, Firearm Trafficking Operation: Feds
Spotsylvania Residents Indicted In Fentanyl, Firearm Trafficking Operation: Feds Twenty-six people including 18 Virginia residents were federally indicted in a fentanyl and firearm-trafficking operation. The charges were brought as the result of Operation Lights Out, an FBI-led investigation in partnership with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.  The defendants from Virginia have been indicted: Cortez Dayshawn Bumphus, aka “Co”, 34, of Newport News Dontae Lamont Dozier, aka “2 Chains”, 35, of Chesapeake Zuri Anthony Dre-Oliver Reeves, aka “Zu” or “ZuWaap”, 26, of Spotsylvania Amanda Bell, 22, of Chesapeake Stephon Lamount Bumphus, aka “Fon”, 34, …

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by Cecilia Levine