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Defendants Charged with Firearm Trafficking in Chicago
Five defendants have been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly trafficking firearms in Chicago this year.
The cases in Chicago are part of a larger, multi-district investigation that previously resulted in charges in the District of Colorado.
U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros stated, "Our federal gun laws do not exempt foreign nationals or anyone else from being held accountable for illegally trafficking in firearms."
The defendants in the Northern District of Illinois were charged in separate indictments with conspiring to deal firearms without a license.
Luis Salas-Ferrer, 29, of Chicago, allegedly sold three handguns in Chicago in May and June of this year. JOSE VARGAS-RON, 29, of Chicago, is accused of selling a handgun in the city in May of this year. Salas-Ferrer and Vargas-Ron have pleaded not guilty to the charges and have been ordered to remain detained in federal custody pending trial.
Another indictment charges Adrian Andres Romero-Sanchez, 24, Miguel Alejandro Castillo-Ceballos, 26, and David Andres Hermoso-Mayor, 23, all of Chicago, with selling three semiautomatic rifles, a shotgun, and a handgun in May and June of this year. Castillo-Ceballos and Hermoso-Mayor also sold two semiautomatic rifles and three semiautomatic handguns in May of this year, the charges allege.
Adrian Andres Romero-Sanchez and David Andres Hermoso-Mayor are accused of distributing ketamine and MDMA in Chicago this year. The three defendants are currently being held in law enforcement custody. Hermoso-Mayor has pleaded not guilty to the charges, while Romero-Sanchez and Castillo-Ceballos have not yet been arraigned.
The indictments were announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and several other law enforcement officials.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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