INTRO: The Justice Department charging five people in an alleged international gun trafficking ring… A-T-F agents arresting one on Tuesday in North Carolina and the other four in Maryland. Speaking with reporters, U-S Attorney for D-C Jeanine Pirro says all the suspects have a criminal history.
ACK: Jeanine Pirro – US Attorney for the District of Columbia
TAG: The Justice Department says one individual bought guns with funds obtained through illegal drugs and firearms sales. The defendants face a maximum 15 years in prison for conspiracy to traffic firearms and firearms trafficking offenses and 10 years for making false statements to gun dealers.
KEYWORD: Politics, Legal, Crime, International
