Sunday, March 14, 2010
Kentucky Connected To Gun Smuggling
KENTUCKY...
Following a seven month investigation dubbed Operation Folkstone, Canadian federal agents say they have busted a gun-smuggling operation that brought weapons from Kentucky across the border into Canada. 22 arrests were made this week after undercover detectives in Windsor, Canada, bought illegal guns in a hotel parking lot. Regina Lombardo, a special agent with the ATF in Canada, says two months passed between a gun being legally purchased in Louisville, Kentucky and it being found in Toronto. In addition to the guns, authorities seized several vehicles, $400,000 worth of cocaine and $75,000 in cash. According to Canadian reports, a gun can be purchased in the U.S. for somewhere between $200 and $300, but can be sold for around $2,000 on the streets of Toronto.
Following a seven month investigation dubbed Operation Folkstone, Canadian federal agents say they have busted a gun-smuggling operation that brought weapons from Kentucky across the border into Canada. 22 arrests were made this week after undercover detectives in Windsor, Canada, bought illegal guns in a hotel parking lot. Regina Lombardo, a special agent with the ATF in Canada, says two months passed between a gun being legally purchased in Louisville, Kentucky and it being found in Toronto. In addition to the guns, authorities seized several vehicles, $400,000 worth of cocaine and $75,000 in cash. According to Canadian reports, a gun can be purchased in the U.S. for somewhere between $200 and $300, but can be sold for around $2,000 on the streets of Toronto.
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