Ex-Marines Sold Weapons to Gangs: Cops

LA trio arrested in ATF sting
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 10, 2010 3:20 AM CST
Cops Charge Ex-Marines With Peddling Guns to Gangs
An ATF officer confiscates guns during a raid on a home in San Clemente, Calif.    (AP Photo/Richard Hartog)

Federal authorities have arrested three ex-Marines accused of selling assault weapons to Los Angeles gangs. The trio were arrested, along two other people, after the alleged ringleader sold two crates of weapons to a federal informant he believed was a gang member, authorities say. Police sources tell the Los Angeles Times that more arrests may be made in the case. A Navy SEAL was arrested last week for allegedly selling guns that he had smuggled into the US from Iraq and Afghanistan. Click here for that story.
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