Federal charges against humans for illegal importation and possession of weapons

A federal grand jury has charged a man five times with illegal import of firearms, conspiracy to import and possess illegally imported firearms, illegal possession of machine guns, contraband to the United States and conspiracy to smuggle merchandise. the country, federal prosecutor’s chief Stephen Muldrow said in a statement.

Between June 2017 and November 2019, Defendant Lucas E. Izagas Figueroa, by aiding and inciting others, imported from China more than 50 devices designed exclusively to turn a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun. It is clear from the allegations that the seller fraudulently described the items with names like “Nylon Fiber Mag” and “Hardware Accessories” when in fact they were machine gun conversion devices bearing the Glock logo.

If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.

Assistant United States Attorneys Jeanette M. Collazo-Ortiz and Jonathan L. Gottfried, Chief of the Violent Crimes and Homeland Security Division, are charged with prosecuting the case.

The Internal Security Service of the Immigration and Customs Service was in charge of the investigation.