INTRO: The A-T-F agents with the government’s Make D-C Safe and Beautiful Task Force arresting five people Tuesday in Maryland and North Carolina in relation to an alleged gun trafficking scheme. U-S Attorney for D-C Jeanine Pirro tells reporters the operation was international.
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
