A Brownsville man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for his participation in a gun trafficking ring that brought several illegal firearms from South Carolina and Virginia to be sold in Brooklyn. via brooklynpaper
South Carolina and Virginia to be sold in Brooklyn, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.Montoun Hart, carried out a total of 27 controlled gun transactions with undercover officers, selling a total of 44, according to Gonzalez’s office.
“This defendant trafficked dozens of dangerous weapons to sell on Brooklyn streets where they would have undoubtedly contributed to violence. Thankfully, they were intercepted due to the hard work of the NYPD and my prosecutors,” Gonzalez said in a statement. “This investigation highlights our commitment to ending gun violence in our communities and punishing those responsible for the proliferation of illegal firearms.
Three other defendants have been connected to the gun trafficking circle, including 51 year-old Vernal Douglas from Flatlands who was sentenced in August to five years in prison. He was employed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as a subway conductor at the time of the alleged crimes. According to court records, Douglas obtained the weapons while in South Carolina where he had an address and asked supplies to send them through the mail.
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