NY officials take down gun trafficking ring

New York Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force announced the take down of a firearm and drug trafficking operation that illegally sold guns, including ghost guns and assault weapons, in New York City and Westchester County.

Letitia James, Attorney General of New York said "As a result of this investigation, we recovered 19 firearms, 12 of which are ghost guns. And as you can see, many of them are AR 15 style assault weapons. We also recovered six high capacity magazines and more than half a kilogram of cocaine with a street value of $25,000.

We are charging three defendants in a 123 count indictment for their roles in illegally trafficking these guns and drugs." The takedown was the result of a 16-month joint investigation between the Office of the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. The announcement is the latest ghost gun take down led by Attorney General James and the task force.(