Houston Women Sentenced for Trading Illegal Drugs for Automatic Weapons

[baboon]

Houston Women Sentenced for Trading Illegal Drugs for Automatic Weapons
BEAUMONT, Texas – Two Houston women have been sentenced for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
Cristal Lagunas, 26, and Iris Venture, 22, were indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine on March 18, 2020. They pleaded guilty in September 2020. Today, both defendants were sentenced to 135 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone.
“This case exemplifies how multiple federal law enforcement agencies can work together to take down those involved in the illegal drug trade,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. “We will continue to bring all resources to the fight against unlawful narcotics and firearms trafficking.”
According to information presented in court, on March 10, 2020, Lagunas and Ventura met an undercover federal agent at a credit union in Beaumont, Texas, to exchange a kilogram of methamphetamine and $600 cash for three fully automatic AK-47 rifles.

https://www.atf.gov/news/pr/houston-women-sentenced-trading-illegal-drugs-automatic-weapons​

 

[smittyb]

13 years. Some murderers don’t even get 13 years.

 

[mitchntx]

How did these ladies pass a background check?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Never mind.

 

[seeker_two]

If they had just paid the TGT membership fee and used the Classifieds, none of this would have happened....

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[baboon]

If they had just paid the TGT membership fee and used the Classifieds, none of this would have happened....

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It be foolish to think BATFE does not have someone monitoring firearm sales on forums!

 

[deemus]

Nobody gonna mention the drug traffickers were prosecuted by a guy named Ganjei?


"Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei "

 

[Renegade]

How did these ladies pass a background check?

No background check for methamphetamine

 

[mitchntx]

No background check for methamphetamine

But you must have a Dr's prescription, right?

 

[baboon]

But you must have a Dr's prescription, right?

Those were the 60's & 70's when mothers little helper were abundant.

 

[Moonpie]

I feel safer.

 

[Lost Spurs]

It seems like a crappy trade to hand over a kilo of meth and $600 bucks for 3 auto AK's. Maybe post rona prices have gone way up for contraband full autos and way down for a kilo of meth. Knowing the ATF they were probably some crappy smooth bore leftovers that they stole from Rhodesia or something.

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[Texasgordo]

If they would have used a BOS then it wouldn't have been a problem.

 

[Coltguy]

i heard meth is a gateway drug

 

[gll]

i heard meth is a gateway drug

Gateway to full autos?

 

[benenglish]

Knowing the ATF they were probably...

...nonexistent.

 

[candcallen]

But you must have a Dr's prescription, right?

Yep
Phentermine
Phenflourimine
Etc

 

[MTA]

$600 cash for three fully automatic AK-47 rifles.

Thats a hell of a deal

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Thats a hell of a deal

You left out the kilo of meth.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

What would the cash value of the 3 guns be?
Anyone.