7 accused in the alleged Central Florida Florida trafficking ring

Orlando, fla. – Seven people are experiencing accusations about an alleged Trafficking ring Operation in The central FloridaThe US interim lawyer Sara C. Sweeney announced on Monday press release.

The judicial records indicate that the suspected ring operates from at least September 2023.

Who are the supposed suspects of weapon traffic?

Officials have identified suspects right:

• Victor Manuel Lafontaine Ruiz, 31, from Poinciana, Fla.
• Jose Emanuel Maldonado Rodriguez, 32, from Kissimmee, Fla.
• Freddie Geovani Cruz Batiz, 36, from Kissimmee, Fla.
• Jomar Manuel Lopez Montanez, 30, from Kissimmee, Fla.
• Derrick Yamil Rivera Robbles, 29, from Kissimmee, Fla.
• Leonardo David Joseph Guerra, 23, from Orlando, Fla.
• Jincheng Shi, 27, from St. Cloud, fla.

Everyone is experiencing more accusations, including treating weapons without license and helping and enriching.

Ring leaders used the “Ghost Gunner” car to produce weapons

What do we know:

The authorities said that Ruiz and Rodriguez operated the suspect of trafficking ring that produced hundreds of firearms, machine guns, machine -gun conversion devices and high -capacity magazines for fully automatic weapons.

It seems that the pair has obtained pieces of firearms, including some from the shi, a Chinese national, to assemble and make the factory and modify the semiautomatic firearms using a “Ghost Gunner” machine and other equipment to Rodriguez’s property in Kissimmee. .

Ruiz and Rodriguez, with the help of Batiz, are accused of selling fully automatic firearms and conversion devices (used to convert semiautomatic weapons into machine guns)-to convicted offenses and immigrants without documents, such as documents. Lopez) Montanez, Rivera Robles and Joseph Guerra, who have often intermediated such Transactions on behalf of other unknown customers, according to officials.

On February 20, the law enforcement forces performed search warrants in several locations connected to the ring, the recovery of firearms, including five AR -style pistols, weapon parts, machinery conversion devices, weapon manufacturing and modification equipment. Drug parafernal.

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