Eddylson Patino, Firearms Conspiracy, Texas 2024

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Seven Charged in Firearms Conspiracy in Houston

HOUSTON – A nine-count indictment has led to the arrests of seven individuals accused of being involved in a conspiracy to provide false information to federal firearms licensed dealers.

According to the indictment, the investigation began following the discovery of 68 firearms, including a suppressor, firearm magazines and ammunition, in Neche, North Dakota, along the Canadian border.

The indictment alleges that some of the Houston-area conspirators had purchased some of the recovered firearms, and further investigation revealed that the conspirators had been acquiring the weapons on behalf of the conspiracy by providing false information to federal firearms licensed dealers.

It is alleged that Eddylson Patino, 23, a Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston, was responsible for obtaining firearms for later exportation out of the United States, while Mozambique citizen Muhammad Dagha, 22, who also illegally resided in Houston, recruited conspirators to purchase them on behalf of Patino.

Both Patino and Dagha are charged with conspiracy and aiding and abetting providing false information to federal firearms licensed dealers.

The other five individuals charged in the conspiracy are Abuelgasim Siddig, 23, Omar Farooq, 24, Erik Aguirre, 23, Andres Ferman, 24, and Gemale Sheali, 23. They are all charged with conspiracy, and providing false information to a federal firearms licensed dealers during the acquisition of firearms.

Each of the seven individuals faces up to five years in federal prison on each count as charged and a possible $250,000 maximum fine.

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Houston and Fargo, North Dakota, and Border Patrol, with the assistance of Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations, Canadian law enforcement and the Houston Police Department.