Two individuals have been charged in connection with a large-scale firearms seizure in Chicago Lawn, Illinois.
According to officials, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced that two defendants were charged with various federal firearms offenses following a joint investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Chicago Police Department.
The charges stem from the seizure of 11 firearms and 20 machine gun devices in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on April 10, 2024.
The defendants, whose names were not immediately released, face charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, unlawful possession of a machine gun, and conspiracy to commit firearms offenses.
The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, with assistance from the ATF and the Chicago Police Department.
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