POTTSTOWN â Two men, one from Norristown and the other from Plymouth Meeting, must answer to charges in Montgomery County Court for their alleged roles in operating a multi-county gun trafficking organization that relied heavily on so-called âstraw purchaseâ schemes.
Alexander Aaron Smith, 21, of the 3000 block of Jolly Road, Plymouth Meeting, and Daveese Smith, 22, of the 800 block of Smith Street, Norristown, each was ordered to stand trial, after preliminary hearings before District Court Judge Edward C. Kropp Sr., on charges including corrupt organizations, conspiracy, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, making false statements, possession of prohibited firearms and sales or transfer of firearms to ineligible transferees.