Seattle Police and ATF seized a cache of guns in a Magnolia home after the tenant, Jorge Carlos Camps, and his heroin supplier, Roger Lee Hiddleston, were charged with gun and drug crimes.
The two men allegedly sold heroin and a firearm to a person working with law enforcement, and were arrested last week. At the time of the arrests, law enforcement seized a dozen weapons, including a Mac-11 submachine gun and silencer.
Camps, 34, made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle last week on charges of distributing heroin and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Hiddleston, 44, of Seattle, made his initial appearance in federal court today.
According to the criminal complaint, on April 28, 2014, Camps allegedly sold heroin and a firearm to a person working with law enforcement. Camps or his cohorts also sent pictures of various weapons via text message, along with a price list for the guns. Camps has a prior felony conviction for violating a domestic violence court order and is prohibited from possessing firearms.
Hiddleston allegedly supplied the heroin to Camps and was present and participated in the sale to the person working with law enforcement. Police stopped Hiddleston’s car after he left the Magnolia home and found heroin, methamphetamine, drug distribution materials, and $2,225 in currency. In the trunk they recovered a Sig Sauer Model P230 9mm Kurz semi-automatic pistol. Hiddleston is the subject of a domestic violence protection order and therefore is prohibited from possessing firearms.
Distribution of heroin is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine is punishable by up to 40 years and has a five year mandatory minimum sentence. Felon in possession of a firearm is punishable by up to ten years in prison.
The case was investigated by the Seattle Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF). The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Todd Greenberg.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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