In a shocking case, Alcides Castro-Martinez, a 42-year-old citizen of Honduras living illegally in Roanoke, Virginia, plead guilty to selling ten firearms, including a short-barrel shotgun, to an undercover source working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
According to court documents, between February 2025 and August 2025, ATF utilized a confidential source to conduct seven separate controlled purchases involving a total of ten firearms from Castro-Martinez. On each occasion, Castro-Martinez personally delivered the firearms to the confidential source.
The charges against Castro-Martinez include one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. The case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Parrella and Special Assistant United States Attorney Juan Vega, an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, are prosecuting the case.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci and Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The outcome of the case is still pending, and no sentence has been handed down yet. However, the guilty plea is a significant development in the case, and it highlights the importance of combating firearms trafficking in the region.
The case serves as a reminder of the dangers of illegal firearms sales and the need for stricter gun laws to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Weapons|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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