The New York City Police Department and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Thursday the arrest of two men who officials say were caught mailing guns through the U.S. Postal Service from Georgia to New York City.
On Thursday, the NYPD showcased dozens of guns they retrieved from two New York men accused of mailing the guns.
Officials say a Harlem man moved to Georgia and started sending the guns up to his friend in the Bronx.
Eventually, during the investigation, officials say he ended up selling the guns to an undercover NYPD detective.
“In total, the two suspects sold our undercover detective 49 guns, mostly handguns and most of them loaded,” said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. “The weapons, which are displayed here, range from a 9mm semi-automatic pistol to an AK-47 sold last April for $ 1,500.”
“The maximum for each of those charges is 25 years in prison,” said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. “And so collectively, if convicted, the defendants may be spending a large part of the rest of their life in prison.”
The Manhattan DA’s office says that this is the 16th gun trafficking indictment by his office’s Violent Crime Enterprise Unit.
The unit claims it has taken more than 550 guns off the street.
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