By Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
Nine people, including a soldier stationed aboard Fort Dix, are charged with gun trafficking.
William James Ivery, 30, of Fort Dix, was accused of unlawfully disposing of two handguns he brought to New Jersey from Texas and mailing a third gun from Texas to two co-defendants in New Jersey.
All three were arrested Wednesday night.
In all, more than 200 guns were seized, including a machine gun and grenade launcher. The arrests were the latest in a crackdown on illegal firearms that began in 2008, when investigators began using the federal e-Trace database, maintained by the ATF, that tracks guns recovered in crimes.
Authorities have charged five people with trafficking guns from Virginia to Trenton and selling the weapons to gang members. A New Jersey man that was indicted was described as having a stockpile of weapons at his home and in his car.
According to the ATF, 75 percent of the guns recovered by New Jersey police last year came from other states, about 16 percent came from Pennsylvania.
Attorney General Paula Dow says several of the guns have been connected to drug and homicide investigations.
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William James Ivery, 30, of Fort Dix, was accused of unlawfully disposing of two handguns he brought to New Jersey from Texas and mailing a third gun from Texas to two co-defendants in New Jersey.
All three were arrested Wednesday night.
In all, more than 200 guns were seized, including a machine gun and grenade launcher. The arrests were the latest in a crackdown on illegal firearms that began in 2008, when investigators began using the federal e-Trace database, maintained by the ATF, that tracks guns recovered in crimes.
Authorities have charged five people with trafficking guns from Virginia to Trenton and selling the weapons to gang members. A New Jersey man that was indicted was described as having a stockpile of weapons at his home and in his car.
According to the ATF, 75 percent of the guns recovered by New Jersey police last year came from other states, about 16 percent came from Pennsylvania.
Attorney General Paula Dow says several of the guns have been connected to drug and homicide investigations.
Media Outlets must credit The Black Urban Times
www.theblackurbantimes.com
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