NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Feb. 22, 2023) — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub, Pennsylvania State Police Captains Michaelann Andrusiak and Gerard McShea, ATF Philadelphia Field Division Special Agent in Charge Eric DeGree and Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy announce the dismantling of a gun trafficking organization that purchased 94 firearms and attempted to purchase an additional 23 firearms in counties across the state, then illegally resold them throughout the Southeastern region of Pennsylvania. The eight defendants, all from Philadelphia, were arrested on dozens of felony charges related to straw purchases of firearms, illegally transferring firearms, operating a corrupt organization and other charges.

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